Taliban Battle Opposition Militias, Wield New Power in Kabul

Clashes flared in northern and central Afghanistan involving the Taliban and community militias on Wednesday, as the Islamist motion continued to consolidate its grip on electrical power in the Afghan funds two days following the U.S. ended its twenty-year presence in the state.

The U.S. now estimates it left at the rear of the the greater part of the Afghan interpreters and other people who had used for visas to flee Afghanistan, a senior Point out Division formal reported, despite frantic endeavours to evacuate individuals at danger of Taliban retribution in the closing days of the airlift.