Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as Taliban fighters took over the capital Kabul, with demoralized Afghan security forces offering no resistance
KABUL—Taliban fighters on Sunday took over the Afghan capital as President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad, triggering a massive effort to airlift Western diplomats, civilians and AfghansDemoralized Afghan security forces offered no resistance as the insurgents, whoin just over a week, appeared Sunday morning on Kabul’s outskirts.
“To prevent chaos and looting, the Islamic Emirate has ordered the mujahedeen to get control of the abandoned areas,” a Taliban statement said. The Taliban fighters, it added, won’t bother any civilian or military officials of the former regime. By evening, the main road to the Kabul airport—packed with Afghans desperately trying to escape and with thousands of—presented a bizarre scene of Taliban fighters mingling with uniformed Afghan troops.
Mr. Ghani, who fled the presidential palace and spent Sunday morning at the U.S. Embassy, left the Afghan capital in the afternoon. “God will hold him accountable and the people of Afghanistan will make their judgment,” Kabul’s chief peace negotiator said in a video message. A senior security official confirmed Mr. Ghani’s departure.
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