Taliban takes over Afghanistan

President Ashraf Ghani’s flight from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s entry into Kabul effectively sealed the insurgents’ control of the country. A group of prominent politicians is in talks with the extremist group about peace terms.
The Taliban took control of the presidential palace, vacated Afghan government offices and meeting rooms in Kabul on Sunday.
The group announced from the palace that they will reestablish the Islamic emirate that was disbanded after US forces invaded in 2001.
The Taliban moved into Kabul on Sunday after a lightning-fast military operation allowed the insurgents to capture most of Afghanistan over the past week and entered into talks with government officials at the presidential palace
American helicopters evacuated staff from the US Embassy to the international airport where US diplomats and hundreds of Afghans had sought shelter.
“The airport is out of control… the (Afghan) government just sold us out,” an official at the airport has told media. Meanwhile, a message from US Embassy states, “We remind all American citizens and Afghan nationals that the security situation in Kabul remains unsafe. Please do not travel to the airport until notified.”