KABUL: Afghan acting Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said here on Sunday that "power will be peacefully transferred to a transitional government", local media reported.
"It is agreed that power will be transferred in a peaceful manner to a transitional administration," he said in a televised message broadcast in local media.
"People should not worry about the safety and security in Kabul," he said after chaos and disorder in parts of the city which were caused by rumors that Taliban had entered the city, Xinhua reported.
An Afghan Taliban spokesman also said that the group is negotiating with the Afghan government on a "peaceful transfer" of the capital of Kabul.
"No one's life, property and dignity will be harmed and the lives of the citizens of Kabul will not be at risk," the Taliban said.
Taliban have occupied the outskirts of Kabul, and sporadic gun firing can be heard in parts of the city as of midday on Sunday.
The Taliban issued a statement after occupying the outskirts of Kabul, saying they don't plan to take Kabul "by force".
Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman tweeted on Sunday that the group took control of Bagram prison at Bagram Airfield, 50 km north of Kabul, and released all inmates.
"All prisoners were released and were transported to a safe place," he said.
The prison homes about 5,000 to 7,000 inmates, mainly Taliban prisoners.
The Bagram Airfield, in Bagram district of eastern Parwan province, has served as a main U.S. and NATO forces for the past 20 years.
Mujahid also said Taliban members had taken control of Bamyan city, capital of central Bamyan province at around midday on Sunday.
The media office of the Afghanistan's Presidential Palace earlier denied Taliban's attack on and seizure of Kabul, saying only sporadic gun firing occurred in parts of Kabul.
No attack has taken place in Kabul, the country's security and defense forces and international partners are providing security for Kabul city, the office said on its social media account twitter.
U.S. embassy staff have been evacuated by helicopters, with core members working at the Kabul airport, the only exit route still in the government's hand. EU staff in Kabul have been transfered to a safe and undisclosed place, reports said.
Also on Sunday, Taliban captured the eastern city of Jalalabad and the Torkham border post with Pakistan, forcing Pakistan to close the border point with Afghanistan. The Taliban also took control of Maidan Shar city on early Sunday, 35 km west of Kabul.
--BERNAMA
TAGS: Taliban, transitional government, Afghanistan
Bernama
Sun Aug 15 2021
Taliban insurgents began entering Kabul on Sunday after taking control of all of Afghanistan's major cities apart from the capital. - REUTERS
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