After their swift campaign of conquest across Afghanistan – including here in Jalalabad – the radical Islamist Taliban have reached the capital, Kabul. They moved into the city on Sunday, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry. According to a senior ministerial representative, the insurgents are coming to Kabul “from all sides”. The presidential office announced on Twitter that shots could be heard in various places around Kabul. The security forces would keep control of the city in coordination with international partners. The Taliban said their fighters were instructed to stop at the entrances to the capital and to avoid the use of force. A peaceful handover is being negotiated. A NATO representative said several EU workers had been moved to a safer location in Kabul. The US began evacuating its embassy and helicopted diplomats to the airport. The Taliban leadership declared in Doha that all people who wanted to leave Kabul would be granted a safe exit. According to information from “Bild am Sonntag”, the German air force will fly to Kabul on Monday with military transporters of the type A400M to bring Germans from Afghanistan. A hub is expected to be set up in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, reports the newspaper without giving any sources. For the passengers, it should then go on to Germany with charter planes. Due to the danger situation, a subsequent mandate by the Bundestag is likely.
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