Hours after the fall of Jalalabad, helicopters could be seen repeatedly arriving and departing the US embassy in Kabul, as diplomatic armoured SUVs also left the site.
The United States has started evacuating diplomats from its Kabul embassy, as the Taliban took control of the key eastern city of Jalalabad.“We have a small batch of people leaving now as we speak, a majority of the staff are ready to leave ... the embassy continues to function,” one of the US was quoted as saying. Also, the Associated Press reports that wisps of smoke seen near the embassy’s roof were a result of diplomats urgently destroying sensitive documents.
Early on Sunday, the Taliban took control of the key eastern city of Jalalabad, which means the Taliban have secured major roads connecting the country to Pakistan.“There are no clashes taking place right now in Jalalabad because the governor has surrendered to the Taliban.
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