{"id":647725,"date":"2021-08-15T14:22:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=647725"},"modified":"2021-08-15T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:22:06","slug":"taliban-enters-kabul-as-afghan-government-collapses-u-s-embassy-lowers-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-enters-kabul-as-afghan-government-collapses-u-s-embassy-lowers-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban Enters Kabul As Afghan Government Collapses; U.S. Embassy Lowers Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaliban-enters-kabul-as-afghan-government-collapses-u-s-embassy-lowers-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=647725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234691250.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The government in Afghanistan has collapsed, the New York Times and other on-the-ground sources reported Sunday, and the Taliban have entered Kabul, the country\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-embassy-in-kabul-instructs-americans-to-shelter-in-place-airport-taking-fire-situation-deteriorating-rapidly\">Daily Wire reported earlier Sunday<\/a>, the Taliban halted their march just outside of Kabul city gates and had been negotiating a \u201ctransfer of power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/thats-it-its-over-afghan-president-and-core-team-flown-out-of-afghanistan\">fled the country around 10 am<\/a>, Washington, D.C., time, with his core group of advisors seeking shelter in Tajikistan and effectively leaving Afghanistan in Taliban control.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan army had also effectively \u201ccollapsed,\u201d and the American embassy had been shuttered. The American ambassador has been evacuated and U.S. citizens and allies have been ordered to \u201cshelter in place\u201d as the Taliban moves into Kabul,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-u-s-ambassador-evacuated-from-embassy-reports-of-the-airport-taking-fire-u-s-says\">Daily Wire noted in a separate report<\/a>. Many of the diplomats and American staff in Afghanistan were evacuated by helicopter overnight and taken to the Kabul airport where they await military flights from the region, in scenes that were reminiscent of the final evacuation of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy lowered its flag as officials moved their diplomatic operations to Kabul airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfghanistan\u2019s government collapsed on Sunday with President Ashraf Ghani\u2019s flight from the country and the Taliban\u2019s entry into the capital, effectively sealing the insurgents\u2019 control of the country after dozens of cities fell to their lightning advance,\u201d the New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban announced, around 6 pm local time in Kabul, that they had entered the city. In a statement, a spokesperson for the organization said that the group&nbsp;\u201cordered its forces to enter the areas of Kabul city from which the enemy has left because there is risk of theft and robbery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur forces are entering Kabul city with all caution,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, photos and videos of the Taliban\u2019s entrance into Kabul appeared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.298701298701\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Taliban entered Afghanistan&#8217;s capital Kabul, an interior ministry official said, as the U.S. evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter. Earlier, the insurgents captured the city of Jalalabad without a fight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CkbOEYDLXF\">https:\/\/t.co\/CkbOEYDLXF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8NCFc1sY7W\">pic.twitter.com\/8NCFc1sY7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1426917343637032962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The BBC also posted footage of the Taliban\u2019s entrance into Kabul.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3129770992366\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Women can have access to education&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told the BBC that people in Kabul have no need to worry and their properties and lives are safe<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cn9P1Vm8Q2\">https:\/\/t.co\/cn9P1Vm8Q2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgTjsCCr2x\">pic.twitter.com\/lgTjsCCr2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCWorld\/status\/1426917532020133888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Sky News reporter was on the scene in front of Taliban supporters as they marched.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7309236947791\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the moment a procession of Taliban supporters marched past our chief correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ramsaysky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ramsaysky<\/a> in Kabul <\/p>\n<p>Read the latest on the situation in Afghanistan: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8UDTKCPZs\">https:\/\/t.co\/r8UDTKCPZs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7C0WDRLMBG\">pic.twitter.com\/7C0WDRLMBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1426854455073517572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Further videos appear to show Kabul residents trying to escape, though most commercial flights out of the country are being turned back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Greetings, the Taliban have reached the city. We are escaping,\u2019 said Sahraa Karimi, the head of Afghan Film, <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=345422333744039&amp;extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a post<\/a> shared widely on Facebook. Filming herself as she fled on foot, out of breath and clutching at her headscarf, she shouted at others to escape while they could,\u201d The New York Times noted.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of Taliban leaders in the Afghan presidential palace have also circulated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9895247\/Taliban-enter-Kabul-demand-SURRENDER-SAS-flown-evacuate-British-ambassador.html\">according to the Daily Mail<\/a>, which obtained pictures that reportedly show Taliban fighters gathered around conference tables and posed at podiums in the country\u2019s seat of power.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported that a coalition has formed to engage in \u201cpeace talks\u201d with the Taliban, though it is not clear whether the Taliban is poised to come to the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Sunday evening, former President Hamid Karzai announced on Twitter that he was forming a coordinating council together with Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the Afghan delegation to peace talks, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hesb-i-Islami party, to manage a peaceful transfer of power,\u201d the outlet continued. \u201cMr. Karzai called on both government and Taliban forces to act with restraint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/live-updates-taliban-gain-more-ground-in-afghanistan-as-they-close-in-on-kabul\">from Fox News added<\/a> that the Taliban plans to declare the country the \u201cIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan\u201d as early as this evening. \u201cThat was the name of the country under the Taliban government ousted by U.S.-led forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The United States leaves several thousand troops, but also diplomatic personnel and some allies. The Biden administration is reportedly trying to negotiate a two-week window to wrap up operations in Kabul. The Taliban, however, has said that foreigners in Kabul will be required to \u201ceither leave or register their presence with Taliban administrations, per the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban has also declared a 9 pm curfew on the city<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration, which had predicted a more protracted timeline for the Taliban takeover, was largely silent on Sunday. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken appeared on Sunday news shows defending the administration\u2019s plan for withdrawal, but President Joe Biden, who is at Camp David and has called a \u201clid\u201d on communications until Wednesday, has not issued a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government in Afghanistan has collapsed, the New York Times and other on-the-ground sources reported Sunday, and the Taliban have entered Kabul, the country\u2019s largest city.As the Daily Wire reported &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-647725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}