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I never thought that I would stay awake for hours, following the activities that were unravelling in Kabul, Afghanistan.
As situation quickly went from bad to worse to hopeless in Kabul, I was left shocked. Feeling a deep sense of helplessness and an unknown guilt, I followed the updates on Twitter.
This is how Kabul fell.
This is how the President of Afghanistan fled.
This is how USA ran away.
This is how the Afghans tried to cling on to hope, for one last time, perhaps.
This is a sequence of events as reported on Twitter on the crisis in Afghanistan. This will be updated on a regular basis, to capture moments as history is being created.
I pray for the safety of Afghanistan and her citizens.
July 8, 2021 – Biden’s Confidence
Poorly aged things. #Kabul pic.twitter.com/9H7PtNpOvD
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) August 15, 2021
August 14, 2021 (Saturday) – All Confident
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says “consultations on to prevent instability” amid Taliban advance and reports he may resign
— Qadri Syed Rizwan (@Qadrisyedrizwan) August 14, 2021
#URGENT Quelling rumors that he plans to resign, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vows to defend democracy, continue fight against advancing Taliban
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) August 14, 2021
August 15, 2021 (Sunday) – Day When Kapul Collapsed
BREAKING: Taliban enter Kabul from all sides https://t.co/KZa4muyLbk pic.twitter.com/IR3KdEL8TW
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 15, 2021
Traffic earlier in Kabul as countless attempted to flee Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/ef2UPeDHSy
— Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (@madisongesiotto) August 15, 2021
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has resigned and transferred powers to the Taliban moments ago under an agreement
— Hassan Khan (@mhassankhan06) August 15, 2021
Kabul has fallen and most embassies are evacuating their diplomats
Meanwhile, Pakistan has, reportedly, placed its military on high alert for any eventuality
The so called superpower USA has lost another war. Taliban now officially controls #Afghanistan. History being created, pray that the women there do not suffer. #AfghanistanBurning
— Samrat (@foodiesamrat) August 15, 2021
The Afghan people should rise and beat the shit out of the #Taliban and their 12th century attitude. #Kabul #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/5tsY1QMSfx
— Samrat (@foodiesamrat) August 15, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban official says they will soon declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the presidential palace in Kabul.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 15, 2021
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after they took control of the presidential palace in Kabul https://t.co/cuywQheIPJ pic.twitter.com/UmmG4tTzbt
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 16, 2021
Kabul. pic.twitter.com/RyZcA7pktj
— Lotfullah Najafizada (@LNajafizada) August 15, 2021
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is remaining in Kabul with his daughters and his family, calls on the Taliban and Afghan army to protect Afghans.
— Julia Macfarlane 🇮🇩🏴 (@juliamacfarlane) August 15, 2021
AP reports current President Ghani has fled for Tajikistan pic.twitter.com/VWnu4oLTEa
#BreakingNews
— PNews360.com (@pnews360) August 15, 2021
The entire Muslim nation of Afghanistan, congratulates on victory. This success has been achieved with help of Allah. We always give thanks to Allah with humility. There is no arrogance & conceit.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar issues Congratulate on Kabul’s victory pic.twitter.com/dCiBVHCbKy
The moment at presidential palace in #kabul when #Taliban officially became the ruler of #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/Fz6Us04AgE
— Ramiz (@RamizReports) August 15, 2021
President Joe Biden remained on vacation at Camp David in Maryland as U.S. diplomats scrambled Sunday to escape Kabul, Afghanistan. https://t.co/8ShhZQM3IW
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) August 15, 2021
#BREAKING Taliban say they have entered multiple districts in Kabul to ‘ensure security’ pic.twitter.com/sAgNFD2r9E
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 15, 2021
Pandit Rajesh Kumar, the priest of Rattan Nath Temple in Kabul:
— Bharadwaj (@BharadwajSpeaks) August 15, 2021
“Some Hindus have urged me to leave Kabul & offered to arrange for my travel and stay.
But my ancestors served this Mandir for hundreds of years. I will not abandon it. If Taliban kiIIs me, I consider it my Seva”
Latest footage from #Kabul presidential palace.
— عسکری رینچ (@NaikRooh) August 15, 2021
pic.twitter.com/5SMt7FEpyA
Armed Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace in Kabul hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 15, 2021
🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/B5EwRybCpq pic.twitter.com/oPIGxxKT1V
All commercial flights suspended from Kabul Airport, only military aircraft allowed to operate according to NATO
— Emma Graham (@themmagraham) August 15, 2021
Poetry Dedicated to Mullah Muhammad omer
— Aamir Khan (@aamirswat) August 15, 2021
Translation:
Arrogant world is begging
We took sovereignty like MAN
Oh Qalandar the one who is buried under black soil.
Raise your head Mullah Omar
Today is our EID day..!! #Kabul pic.twitter.com/ztoFoo7I7I
🇦🇫 · #Afganistan situation report
— Iván Esteve (@EsteveGirbes01) August 15, 2021
21.22 Central European Summer Time
–#Taliban reciting the Quran in the Presidential Palace of #Afghanistan.
A picture is worth a thousand words, their victory is consolidated, the #Afghan troops have not fought.#Kabul #KabulHasFallen pic.twitter.com/8xwqI7Er59
Mullah Baradar with his political watch the #Taliban ceremony at presidential palace in #kabul pic.twitter.com/DdPM4uLXEX
— Ramiz (@RamizReports) August 15, 2021
Kabul Airport Right now….
— Megh Updates 🚨 (@MeghUpdates) August 15, 2021
Firing reported…. pic.twitter.com/zqrHK06vax
#Kabul airport this evening. People are waiting near the runway to escape by air.#hkia #afghanistan pic.twitter.com/3wf3tu47h9
— Stefanie Glinski (@stephglinski) August 15, 2021
NOW – People boarding an evacuation flight at #Kabul airport while apparent gunfire is seen in the sky. pic.twitter.com/0G2B0Xaxea
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) August 15, 2021
For the people of #Kabul, the airport represents more than just planes. It is the last link to the outside world. The last ounce of hope. Such a sad day for so so many.
— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) August 15, 2021
Taliban have taken charge of national television and already started their transmission. In a segment TB anchor is reassuring Kabul residents about their security. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/jyFzXLPivL
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 15, 2021
Taliban roaming in #Kabul airport road driving Humvees, and motorbikes as sporadic fire can be heard from different locations. Helicopters flying overhead
— Hamid Shalizi (@HamidShalizi) August 15, 2021
The Afghan community from the DC area gather at the White House on the day that #Kabul fell to the Taliban #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/IAgxJ0EAXl
— Valerie Plesch (@ValeriePlesch) August 15, 2021
Taliban also controlled the Afghanistan National Radio and Television-Kabul and initiated their transmissions.
— Anees Ur Rehman (@JournalistAnees) August 15, 2021
Unconfirmed footage of 82nd Airborne arriving at Kabul International Airport. pic.twitter.com/bD9P6W70TA
— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) August 15, 2021
Footage reportedly showing U.S. troops holding a perimeter at Kabul International Airport. pic.twitter.com/bhcZbKSDbu
— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) August 15, 2021
The Taliban have announced that they completely control all of #Kabul except the international airport and the embassies.
— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) August 15, 2021
Soldier carrying the remaining US flag out of the US embassy in Kabul today.#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/NQhkOBAyXF
— Ted Buddy (@TedBuddy8) August 15, 2021
Last US chopper leaves Kabul embassy in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/Pp62EkM2LA
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 15, 2021
JUST IN – Video shows Taliban roaming on the streets of Kabul after ‘taking total control of the capital’ with Afghans taking selfies with them.pic.twitter.com/5E0TGItUWY
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 16, 2021
WATCH: Video shows crowded #Kabul International Airport as #Taliban takes over Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/AJljDhjqB5
— The Washington Voice (@WashingtonVoice) August 15, 2021
I’m sad to report that friends in Kabul are reporting violence tonight. Some claim revenge executions, others criminality.
— Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) August 16, 2021
A city half the size of London handed over to a violent cult. We are not likely near the end of the horror.
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
#WATCH | “I can’t believe the world abandoned #Afghanistan. Our friends are going to get killed. They (Taliban) are going to kill us. Our women are not going to have any more rights,” says a woman who arrived in Delhi from Kabul #Taliban pic.twitter.com/CisHsaChBb
— Mohammad fasahathullah siddiqui (@MdFasahathullah) August 16, 2021
Tomorrow’s paper tonight 📰
— Metro (@MetroUK) August 15, 2021
THE FALL OF KABUL
🟥 Afghan president flees the country as fighters enter capital
🟥 Choppers evacuate US embassy, UK troops arrive to rescue Brits
🟥 Parliament here is recalled, PM says ‘no return to terror’#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/NaDIySdBmz
Guardian front page, Monday 16 August 2021: The fall of Kabul pic.twitter.com/NT92QEYkzS
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 15, 2021
.@Channel4News have reported that the UK ambassador to Afghanistan, Laurie Bristow, has remained at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport and is personally processing visas for Afghans wishing to escape to the United Kingdom.
— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 15, 2021
He doesn’t intend to leave until the end.
Wanted to highlight the work of the BBC’s Malik Mudassir – who’s usually behind the camera (either operating it or working as a producer) – giving a clear, detailed account of the situation in Kabul on the 10 o’clock news tonight as the Taliban patrolled the streets around him pic.twitter.com/ARemaic3J3
— Tom Hourigan (@TomHourigan) August 15, 2021
August 16 (Monday) – Waking Up to The Taliban
The first morning in Kabul, after Taliban came to power. You won’t find people walking and no bird to sing. It seems like a ghost city. #Taliban #Afghanistan #Kabul. pic.twitter.com/YTzaxQzCAT
— Said Rahim Manandoy (@SaidNwaddm) August 16, 2021
Another day begins in Kabul, a sea of people rushing into the Kabul airport terminal. #AFG pic.twitter.com/UekpGJ2MWd
— Jawad Sukhanyar (@JawadSukhanyar) August 16, 2021
Chaotic scenes continue this morning (August 16) at Kabul International Airport. Hundreds of people are trying to flee Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/hhYMNUVqho
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
Let’s Workout Guys 😂😅#Kabul Presidential palace pic.twitter.com/AyFFaC6qU9
— Rising Pakistan 🇵🇰 (@Pakcoalition) August 16, 2021
US personnel on Kabul airport are now starting to run low on food supplies and bathroom facilities
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 16, 2021
Breaking #FoxNews Alert : Biden administration turns on email auto-reply as Taliban topples Kabul
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) August 16, 2021
More the 60 countries have issued a joint statement calling on the Taliban to allow people to leave Afghanistan
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 16, 2021
Live updates here: https://t.co/bnkJit1tjShttps://t.co/Wp98rrobrd
The sheer helplessness at Kabul airport. It’s heartbreaking! #KabulHasFallen pic.twitter.com/brA3WRdPp8
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
CNN in Kabul 2 days ago and CNN in Kabul today. pic.twitter.com/7sZxaU2P13
— WorldOnAlert (@worldonalert) August 16, 2021
#Afghanistan: Total chaos and helplessness at Kabul airport this morning (August 16).pic.twitter.com/16nHRO0RCY
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
NEW: Kabul Airport source sends photo of US troops defending military airfield today pic.twitter.com/M2eFE6kaH0
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 16, 2021
Dreaded terrorists of ISIS, Al-Qaeda,Taliban & other terror groups who were prisoners in Kabul Jails of Afghanistan are RELEASED by Taliban for the rest of world.
— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) August 16, 2021
Dear World,
Face the music of terror now ! pic.twitter.com/ddE8N8E3u9
The first day of Taliban rule in #Kabul, brave girls on their way to school.
— ملکي تلفات او سمع شکایات (@ccpcciea) August 16, 2021
We hope every child, girl & boy be in their classes today.
pic.twitter.com/P7onIMce3P
“I was walking in the hotel lobby this morning and three Taliban fighters walked past carrying guns said ‘good morning’ and carried on,” said AlJazeera journalist @CharlotteBellis live on TV from Kabul.
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
#BREAKING US troops fire shots in air at Kabul airport as crowd mobs tarmac: witness pic.twitter.com/mj8AOZSmri
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 16, 2021
Apparently there are casualties at Kabul international after US troops fired shots on desperate crowds who sought to flee the country on the last flights pic.twitter.com/pNZcy402Em
— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) August 16, 2021
16 August , 2021, Hamid Karzai international Airport. pic.twitter.com/DiPlvnsaaZ
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) August 16, 2021
Shocking! 3 passengers fall down after they hide themselves at the back of the airplane tires, after taking off from #Kabul airport.#KabulHasFallen #Afghanistan#Kabul pic.twitter.com/MfJ8c3iaHu
— Aisha Ahmad (@AishaTaIks) August 16, 2021
NEW – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki takes a week of vacation as Biden remains silent on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and a human tragedy unfolds at #Kabul airport.
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) August 16, 2021
Taliban fighters going door-to-door in #Kabul, looking for government employees, soldiers and police, and Afghans who worked with foreign govts and NGOs, several residents tell me.
— Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) August 16, 2021
#BREAKING: Indian embassy staff and their familes to be evacuated as immediate priority by the Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft which has just landed in Kabul sometime ago. More than 500 Indians have been stranded in Kabul amidst turmoil.
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 16, 2021
C17 Globemaster of Indian Air Force lands in Kabul to bring Indians back!
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) August 16, 2021
Over the past hour, several Afghan female friends in Kabul told me the Taliban are in their neighbourhoods, going house to house, looking for women in govt and media, making lists. One sent me a photo from her living room showing armed Talibs outside. “I love you,” she wrote. 💔
— Amie Ferris-Rotman (@Amie_FR) August 16, 2021
📹 | #US military evacuates its dogs from #Kabul, #Afghanistan as thousands of people try to board the planes. pic.twitter.com/fqLQ5BHr9Q
— EHA News (@eha_news) August 16, 2021
The US military has suspended air operations at the Kabul airport while troops try to clear the airfield of Afghans who flooded the tarmac, per @barbarastarrcnn. Biden’s national security advisers have made clear this a.m. they don’t consider the airport secure right now.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 16, 2021
BIG BREAKING 🚨: Despite flight operations being suspended at Kabul airport, Afghan civilians are climbing concrete walls of airport to desperately reach runway, in the premises of the #Afghanistan‘s Intl. airport.#Taliban #Kabul #KabulHasFallen #kabulairport #KabulFalls pic.twitter.com/Anzvji9eVz
— 𝕶𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖓𝖆🍥🇮🇳 | shadowbanned for life🤘🏼 (@krishnajindal07) August 16, 2021
#BREAKING: India issues first statement since debacle in Kabul. “There are also a number of Afghans who have been our partners in the promotion of our mutual developmental, educational and people to people endeavours. We will stand by them.” Significant assurance on refugees. pic.twitter.com/txdYaQtYj1
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 16, 2021
Ashraf Ghani fled from Kabul with “Four cars were full of money, they tried to stuff another part of the money into a helicopter, but not all of it fit. And some of the money was left lying on the tarmac.” – Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) August 16, 2021
Abdullah and Karzai release joint video message. They both never left the country. #Kabul #Afghanistan
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 16, 2021
pic.twitter.com/kdFseZ5NgP
Taliban is now conducting door-to-door searches for journalists, politicians, & Afghan police. In cities & towns outside Kabul, Taliban is imposing forced marriages & executions. This is horrific. Biden is to blame.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 16, 2021
🚨 | NEW: More footage from the Taliban taking over a theme park in Kabul
— News For All (@NewsForAllUK) August 16, 2021
pic.twitter.com/FjURHmVqKm
BREAKING: President Biden orders another 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne to Kabul. 7,000 U.S. troops will be on the ground in Afghanistan soon.
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 16, 2021
Taliban launched their transmission from the state television today.#Kabul #Afghanistan #Taliban pic.twitter.com/ma0DPOGckQ
— Wajahat Kazmi 🏴 (@KazmiWajahat) August 16, 2021
A #Taliban official Mr Abdul Hamid Hamasi along with some local influencials, visited a hospital and assures the security to female Doctors. He asked them to do their job without fear. There is no threat and no one will harm them.#Afghanistan #Kabul #AfghanWomen#افغانستان #کابل pic.twitter.com/GAze1s4MGT
— Muhammad Usman Mehdi (@UsmanMehdi50) August 16, 2021
Most television channels have moderated their broadcasting.
— Mustafa 47 (@CombatJourno) August 16, 2021
Most channels have taken their female anchors off the screen.
No music has been played in most channels since this morning.
Media is going toward Talibanization.
August 17, 2021 (Tuesday)
Kabul airport operations restarted for evacuation flights- Pentagon https://t.co/150RCt5bro pic.twitter.com/qHb8xdnYxA
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 16, 2021
Pentagon official says that U.S. military flights have resumed in Kabul, with up to 3,500 troops expected on the ground by the end of the day. https://t.co/A0ZIUraVC2 pic.twitter.com/lXRg69GzF2
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 16, 2021
Biden defends handling of Afghanistan as the Taliban seizes Kabul.
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 16, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/zrRk3yH1ap pic.twitter.com/I8XGW36QD6
President Biden addressed the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan during remarks on Aug. 16.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2021
Here’s his speech in less than 3 minutes. pic.twitter.com/f7TOLsIja8
Afghan passengers sit inside a plane as they wait to leave the Kabul airport, where chaotic scenes unfolded amid the Taliban’s jarring advance.
— ABC News (@ABC) August 16, 2021
U.S. military flights have resumed in Kabul, with up to 3,500 troops expected on the ground by end of the day. https://t.co/bVheOHQAP7 pic.twitter.com/jv0DqPOAKt
Overloaded but airborne: Incredible photo shows 640 Afghans on a US C-17 cargo jet – designed to carry 150 – after they ran on before soldiers could close ramp and pilot decided to take off from Kabul and save them all https://t.co/2C0mbCPibs
— IntoTheMystic (@Mystic_Sailor) August 16, 2021
Reports from Kabul: The Taliban have set up Tactical Check points (TCPs) all over Kabul, making it nearly impossible for unarmed American contractors to make it to the airport. Unaccompanied women are being told to go home.
— Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸 (@alexplitsas) August 16, 2021
The British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristow has remained in Kabul and personally processed visas for Afghani staff at the airport over the last few days.
— Julie Lenarz (@MsJulieLenarz) August 16, 2021
A true mensch. pic.twitter.com/THGgjFObmc
Contractor in Kabul details the weapons and gear being left behind at the airport. —> https://t.co/IXkCMZSTOs pic.twitter.com/4N4v1U6b1K
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 17, 2021
An administration official tells WaPo there’s an estimated 10k U.S. citizens in Afghanistan, the majority in or near Kabul. Many are “hiding and hoping someone saves them before roaming Taliban gangs find them.” via @joshrogin
— Melissa Nann Burke (@nannburke) August 17, 2021
https://t.co/DTigGrtaGV
Just in | Special military C17 takes off from #Kabul, bringing home 140 Indians including the last of the Indian embassy staff, ITBP personnel and four media persons
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) August 17, 2021
– via @suhasinih
Good morning 🌞 from #Kabul.
— bibi janey (@janeygak) August 17, 2021
Schools are open again. pic.twitter.com/1rE1nfJ4qL
Women protesting against the Taliban in Kabul, asking for political and social rights.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 17, 2021
What extraordinary bravery looks like.pic.twitter.com/C73KX8c4J5
#BREAKING: Pakistani terror groups have begun looting common Afghan population in interiors of Afghanistan. Jaish e Muhammad and Lashkar e Tayyiba have setup check posts in Kabul to extract money for Jihad. Pakistan wants Sirajuddin Haqani in new Afg Govt. pic.twitter.com/jA4phRsvnW
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 17, 2021
Awful scenes outside the Kabul airport today.pic.twitter.com/zB49oC2HMJ
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 17, 2021
Taliban have arrested a group of armed robbers in Kabul. Look at the guy with the RPG. pic.twitter.com/VaCftw6vz0
— WorldOnAlert (@worldonalert) August 17, 2021
It took me 27 hours to reach from Kabul to Delhi. There was tension, security in numbers, a new exposure to the process of military evacuation. An experience of a lifetime. Safely home. 😃 pic.twitter.com/61tbfxdans
— Kanika Gupta| خبرنگار (@kanika0509) August 17, 2021
Indian military plane evacuating people from Kabul airport in Afghanistan #Afghanistan #Kabul
— Prolific (@ProlificGlobal) August 17, 2021
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#BREAKING: All Indian diplomats along with staff and ITBP personnel have been evacuated successfully from Kabul and have landed at an IAF base near New Delhi. It was a difficult exercise amidst Taliban takeover in Kabul. Congrats to PM, NSA, EAM, IAF & others who made it happen. https://t.co/ZsiVmuivcv
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 17, 2021
It is futile to argue with @POTUS on Afg now. Let him digest it. We d Afgs must prove tht Afgh isn't Vietnam & the Talibs aren't even remotely like Vietcong. Unlike US/NATO we hvn't lost spirit & see enormous oprtnities ahead. Useless caveats are finished. JOIN THE RESISTANCE.
— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) August 17, 2021
Clarity: As per d constitution of Afg, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP becomes the caretaker President. I am currently inside my country & am the legitimate care taker President. Am reaching out to all leaders to secure their support & consensus.
— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) August 17, 2021
#BREAKING NATO chief blames Taliban takeover on 'failure of Afghan leadership' pic.twitter.com/r2eknADstn
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 17, 2021
I literally NEVER thought I'd see this happen but oh boy what a time to be alive.
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) August 17, 2021
So, some Taliban officials visited Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul (which is a Shi'ite/Hazara neighborhood) and attended a Shi'ite Ashura mourning event.
😮#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/avUAdZrShj
Mullah Baradar, the co-founder of Taliban, lands in Kandahar, Afghanistan after 20 years via special flight from Doha, Qatar.#Kabul #Afghanistan #Taliban
— Wajahat Kazmi 🏴 (@KazmiWajahat) August 17, 2021
Yesterday the U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan started at 2,500 Troops, and by the end of today there will be more than 4,000 total Troops on the ground in Kabul. Forces continue to flow in and reinforce the State Department and DOD effort there. pic.twitter.com/qnCdvQn2z1
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) August 17, 2021
First-ever live press conference of the Taliban to commence shortly.#Kabul #Afghanistan #Taliban pic.twitter.com/PQV9NuaFWb
— Wajahat Kazmi 🏴 (@KazmiWajahat) August 17, 2021
The Pentagon says there are no threats or hostilities so far in Afghanistan from the Taliban. A good positive omen to say the least.#Kabul #Taliban #Afghanistan
— Wajahat Kazmi 🏴 (@KazmiWajahat) August 17, 2021
The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the Kabul airport.https://t.co/DIWu1F8JOb
— NPR (@NPR) August 17, 2021
An urgent appeal to help @Nowzad animal charity leave #Kabul. @PenFarthing will not leave without his dedicated team, many of them Afghan women. They’re in danger. Please pile on the pressure & spread the word. @domdyer70 @marcthevet @rickygervais @JaneFallon #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/ZvhrnXOwIx
— Pip Tomson (@PipTomson) August 17, 2021