Per Al Jazeera “Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he left the country in order to avoid bloodshed, as the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Kabul.”
The outlet shared photos of Taliban fighters entering Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country — in pictures https://t.co/fqqlySOdKy pic.twitter.com/sqUZGdssMr
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1426974261714071560?s=20
A Taliban spokesman says “the war is over in Afghanistan.”
Taliban spokesman says "the war is over in Afghanistan" – Al Jazeera https://t.co/FTDogfasNO pic.twitter.com/mju8ejjEhT
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 15, 2021
36 days ago, President Biden told the American people that the Taliban would not take over #Afghanistan after he ordered the removal of U.S. troops. pic.twitter.com/FiG5pWsyey
— POLARIS (@polarisnatsec) August 13, 2021