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Live Updates: Taliban enters Kabul, Afghanistan president flees, diplomatic staff evacuated

Kadia Tubman,Yelena DzhanovaAug 15, 2021, 21:50 IST

The US embassy in Kabul is shredding documents and disposing of American flags over fears the building could soon be overrun by the Taliban.Rahmat Gul/ Associated Press

The Taliban has seized control of most of Afghanistan and reached the capital city of Kabul on Sunday.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country as insurgents advanced and ordered the unconditional surrender of government officials.
Afghanistan will have a "peaceful transfer of power" to the Taliban, the country's interior minister said.
US embassy officials and international diplomats are being evacuated to safety.

Taliban set to retake power in Afghanistan 20 years after being ousted by US-led forces

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 AP Photo/Gulabuddin Amiri

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan for Tajikistan as Taliban fighters enter Kabul, reports say

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (Reuters) Reuters

Helicopters are evacuating staff from the US embassy in Kabul as the Taliban enter the Afghan capital 'from all sides'

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound amid the Taliban advanced on the Afghan capital. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul