The Taliban have taken control of the presidential palace in Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. This latest move means that earlier talks to form a transitional government appear to have been scuppered by Ghani’s departure.
In a Facebook post on Sunday following his departure from the country, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he will always continue to serve the nation through offering ideas and programs.
He said he came across a hard choice; to stand to face the armed Taliban who wanted to enter the palace, or leave the dear country that he dedicated his life to protecting and caring for the past twenty years.
He said that in order to avoid the flood of bloodshed, he thought it was best to get out.
According to a reports, sources said Ghani fled to Tajikistan and other senior Afghan officials fled the country as well. It is however unknown where Ghani made the Facebook post from.
Earlier on Sunday, the US completed the evacuation of its embassy in Afghanistan and took down the American flag at the diplomatic compound.
