The Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday — brazenly posing for pictures inside vacated Afghan government offices and meeting rooms.
The images show heavily armed fighters from the extremist Islamic group standing around one Taliban leader as he sits at the desk of departed President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the capital city, according to reports.
Another photo shows more than a dozen rebels sitting at a long conference table inside the Afghan government building, Al Jazeera reported.
The group announced from the palace that they will reestablish the Islamic emirate that was disbanded after US forces invaded in 2001. Taliban militants are reportedly seen inside the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan. Taliban militants are seen inside the presidential palace in Afghanistan. Twitter The Taliban is expected to announce the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Taliban is expected to announce the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Twitter
The Taliban moved into Kabul on Sunday after a lightning-fast military operation allowed the insurgents to capture most of Afghanistan over the past week and entered into talks with government officials at the presidential palace, the Associated Press reported.
The development marked the latest in the ongoing chaos in Kabul.
American helicopters evacuated staff from the US Embassy, the international airport where US diplomats and hundreds of Afghans had sought shelter came under fire, and people in panic over fears that the Taliban would return to their oppressive rule flooded the streets. Taliban patrol in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban patrol in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021.
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