The Taliban announced an “amnesty” throughout Afghanistan and pressed women to join its government Tuesday, attempting to calm nerves around a tense capital city that only a day ago saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee their rule. As per a report published on AP, the comments by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s cultural commission, represent the first comments on governance from a federal level across the country after their blitz across the country. While there were no major reports of abuses or fighting in Kabul, many residents have stayed home and remain scared after the insurgents’ takeover saw prisons emptied and armories looted. Older generations remember their ultraconservative Islamic views, which included stonings, amputations, and public executions...

Shocking scenes continue to emerge from Afghanistan after “chaos” erupted at Kabul International Airport, both from a stampede on the tarmac and horror from the sky. As the Taliban claims victory over the country, thousands of terrified residents have been desperately attempting a final bid to flee, with US troops forced to fire shots into the air as thousands of Afghans crowded onto the tarmac. At least three deaths have been reported from the scene as residents try to flee the group’s feared hard line brand of Islamist rule. The Taliban were reportedly “barely 100 meters away” with local sources claiming the group were stopping more people from entering the airport. “Hundreds of people are sitting at the runway refusing to leave in the hope of flying out of the hell,” Sudhir ...

As per a report by RIA News, on Monday, the Russian embassy in Kabul said that Afghan president Ashraf Ghani fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash. The report also said that Ghani had to leave some money behind because it wouldn't all fit in. Ghani's whereabouts are unknown, and in a post on his Facebook page, Ghani said he had faced a difficult decision, with the fate of millions of Kabul residents and the security of the city at stake after 20 years of war in which countless numbers had already been killed. “To avoid bloodshed, I thought it would be better to leave,” he said in his first comments since flying out of the country. Meanwhile, Russia has stated that it will retain a diplomatic presence in Kabul and that it hopes to develop ties with the Talib...