Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday left the country reportedly for Tajikistan along with National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib and head of the administrative office of President Fazel Mahmood Fazli as Taliban took over Kabul, Presidential Palace.
The Taliban seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and NATO over nearly two decades to build up Afghan security forces. Kabul is the only major city left standing.
Overnight, US President Joe Biden said the Washington was urging him to pursue a political settlement to avoid further bloodshed.
At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid-a-Adha.
Prime Minister Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will hold summit-level talks through video conferencing on Tuesday.
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issued a decree to pardon and release about 400 controversial Taliban inmates, the Presidential Palace confirmed.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pardoned thousands of Taliban prisoners in a key preliminary step to intra-Afghan talks between a government delegation and the extremist group, his spokesman said early on Wednesday.
A bomb blast rocked the venue where Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was being administered his oath of office on Monday. Multiple gunshots were also heard at the site
India on Thursday congratulated Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his re-election following the announcement of final results of the presidential elections.
"We expect that the complaints would be addressed through the prescribed legal processes so that the final results are declared in a timely manner," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said said.
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