Taliban Assures Peaceful Power Transfer in Kabul ; Residents Flee City
As negotiations continue inside the Afghan Presidential Palace to transfer power to the Taliban, the forces of the militant group wait on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, creating panic among shell-shocked civilians who are rushing to leave the city before the Taliban takes over.
The Taliban, however, has claimed that it wants a peaceful hand-over of power and has assured that its forces will not enter Kabul city. It may be noted that the Taliban would once again take over Kabul, 20 years after relinquishing power in an American-led assault.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said fighters were remaining on the capital’s outskirts as negotiations took place. “Our forces have not entered Kabul city, and we just issued a statement saying that our forces will not enter Kabul city,” Shaheen told Al Jazeera from Doha where peace talks are taking place. “We are talking and awaiting a peaceful transfer – a transition of the capital city” he added.
As negotiations continue inside the Afghan Presidential Palace to transfer power to the Taliban, the forces of the militant group wait on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, creating panic among shell-shocked civilians who are rushing to leave the city before the Taliban takes over.
The Taliban, however, has claimed that it wants a peaceful hand-over of power and has assured that its forces will not enter Kabul city. It may be noted that the Taliban would once again take over Kabul, 20 years after relinquishing power in an American-led assault.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said fighters were remaining on the capital’s outskirts as negotiations took place. “Our forces have not entered Kabul city, and we just issued a statement saying that our forces will not enter Kabul city,” Shaheen told Al Jazeera from Doha where peace talks are taking place. “We are talking and awaiting a peaceful transfer – a transition of the capital city” he added.
(Source: The Statesman )
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