Flights suspended in Kabul as many try to move out of country
The situation in Afghanistan has remained dire since the Taliban occupation. People are fleeing the country without taking any luggage. On the other hand, a huge crowd has gathered at the Kabul airport, due to which a situation of stampede has been created there. To control the crowd, American soldiers had to fire in the air from time to time.
All flights between Kabul and Delhi canceled
The Taliban have closed airspace in Afghanistan. Due to which all flights between Kabul and Delhi have been cancelled. Let us tell you that some flights of Air India were kept for air lift from India side.
US will deploy 6,000 of its troops at Kabul airport
The United States has said it will deploy 6,000 of its troops to the Kabul airport now suddenly taken over by the Taliban to ensure the safe departure of its citizens and allies from Afghanistan.
On Sunday 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. The Afghan army laid down arms in front of Taliban fighters without a struggle. Meanwhile, there is news that President Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan and fled to Tajikistan. However, there is no confirmed information about this at the moment. In such a situation, once again Afghanistan is set to be governed by the Taliban. According to the news of English news channel CNN-News18, the Taliban’s Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to be declared the new President of Afghanistan.
Left the country to protect the people: Ashraf Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani left the country after resigning from his post after the arrival of the Taliban in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. A statement has been issued on social media from Ashraf Ghani. Ghani wrote that he found this the best way to stop the flood of blood. Ghani said it was a tough choice for him.
Ghani wrote, ‘Today, I faced a difficult choice; I must face the armed Taliban who wanted to enter the Presidential palace or leave the beloved country (Afghanistan) for which I devoted my life for the last twenty years to serve and protect.’ Ghani wrote, ‘If left unchecked, countless patriots would be martyred and the city of Kabul would be devastated, resulting in a major humanitarian catastrophe in the six-million-strong city. The Taliban had made it clear that they were ready to carry out a bloody attack on all of Kabul and the people of Kabul Sharif to oust me. In order to prevent a flood of bloodshed, I decided to leave.’
