Taliban take control of capital city Kabul

Taliban fighters have taken control of the Afghan presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Taliban swept through most of the country in a little more than a week and reached the gates of the capital, Kabul, on Saturday. The insurgents initially stayed out of the city, maintaining they wanted a “peaceful transition of power” to spare Kabul of any violence.