Both the UN and the US said last week they had received reports that Taliban fighters were executing surrendering government soldiers
A member of Taliban stands outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16 2021. Picture: REUTERS/STRINGERPeace prevailed across Afghanistan on Monday, Taliban officials said, as the militants declared the war over a day after seizing the capital, while Western nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from an increasingly chaotic Kabul airport.
Naeem said the form of the new regime in Afghanistan would be made clear soon, adding the Taliban did not want to live in isolation and calling for peaceful international relations. Taliban officials said they had received no reports of any clashes anywhere in the country: “The situation is peaceful,” one official said.
The militants sought to project a more moderate face, promising to respect women’s rights and protect both foreigners and Afghans. Crowds thronged into the airport as morning broke and US forces fired into the air to stop people surging onto the tarmac to try to board a military flight, a US official said.
Western nations, including France, Germany and New Zealand said they were working to get citizens as well as some Afghan employees out. Russia said it saw no need to evacuate its embassy for the time being while Turkey said its embassy would continue operations.
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