Afghanistan: Kabul to shift power to ‘transitional administration’ after Taliban enter city – live updates
Taliban negotiators heading to presidential palace to prepare for transfer of power after entering outskirts of Kabul
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The Afghan Journalist, Bilal Sawary, has told BBC Radio 4 has called the imminent transition from Ghani’s government to a Taliban-led administration “a chaotic ending to years of massive investment of blood and treasure”.
“A chaotic ending to years of massive investment of blood and treasure”. “We will have to see how the transition takes place”. @bsarwary tells @BBCRadio4 #kabul #Afghan
Hearing Taliban entering Kabul takes me back to Nov 2001 watching them flee Kabul at the tip of America’s spear, bringing hope to women, children and all who want peace, education and freedom from fundamentalist terror. Now progress and hope die again. Reckless American gamble?
CNN’s national security correspondent, Kylie Atwood, reports that the US will be withdrawing all of its embassy and security personnel over the next 72 hours.
US president Joe Biden earlier authorised an additional 1,000 US troops for deployment to Afghanistan.