On August 15, local time, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country.
On the same day, the Afghan Taliban issued a statement through social media, approving armed personnel to enter the country’s capital, Kabul.
According to Reuters, two senior Taliban commanders were quoted as saying that the Taliban currently controls the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan.
Regarding the current situation in Afghanistan, many parties have expressed their views.
US Congressman Cheney: The US government has an unshirkable responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan
On August 15, local time, the U.S. Republican Representative Liz Cheney said in an interview with ABC that the U.S. government has an unshirkable responsibility for the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan.
Although the United States and NATO have spent billions of dollars to establish Afghan security forces in the past two decades, the Taliban have occupied almost the entirety of Afghanistan in just over a week.
Cheney said that the impact of the current situation is not limited to Afghanistan and the United States, but on a global scale.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The world is watching with horror the consequences of the American historical experiment
On August 15, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zakharova talked about the situation in Afghanistan on the social networking site.
She wrote: "The world is watching with horror the results of another historical experiment in the United States."
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it does not intend to evacuate the personnel of the Russian Embassy in Kabul, and the diplomatic mission will operate normally.
The Taliban will not only guarantee the safety of the Russian Embassy, but also the safety of the diplomatic missions of other countries.
At the same time, the Russian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov told the media that Russia is ready to cooperate with the Afghan Transitional Government, but does not currently discuss whether to recognize the Taliban as the country’s legal authority. problem.
Former Afghan President Karzai: Willing to work with the Taliban to find a peaceful solution to the Afghan issue
On the evening of August 15, local time, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a video speech through his personal social media homepage, saying that he was willing to work with the Taliban to seek a peaceful solution to the Afghan issue.
In the video, Karzai made the above statement standing behind his three young daughters.
He said that he and his children are still in Kabul, and he hopes to seek a peaceful solution to the Afghan issue through dialogue with the Taliban leaders with "comradeship" and "patriotism".
First Vice President of Afghanistan: Never bow to the Taliban
On August 15, local time, Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president of Afghanistan, posted a post on social networking sites that he "will not bow to the Taliban under any circumstances."
He also stated that he "will not betray the soul and legacy of the Afghan national hero Masood, will not disappoint the millions of people who follow him, and will not stand under the same roof as the Taliban."
Masood served as the military leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance and led the Tajik and Uzbek militias to fight against the Taliban in 10% of northern Afghanistan.
After the Taliban stepped down, Masood was posthumously awarded the "Afghan National Hero."
French Presidential Palace: The safety of French citizens in Afghanistan is the primary consideration
On the 15th local time, the Elysée Palace, the French presidential palace, told AFP that France’s current absolute priority is the safety of French citizens and staff of foreign agencies still in the area.
Currently, the French Embassy in Afghanistan is not closed.
But since April this year, France has been calling for French citizens in Afghanistan to leave Afghanistan.
Turkish President: Every effort will be made to ensure stability in Afghanistan and the region
According to Turkish media reports, on August 15 local time, Turkish President Erdogan and Pakistani President Alvi attended the handover ceremony of a light frigate in Istanbul.
In his speech, Erdogan stated that Turkey will make every effort to ensure the stability of Afghanistan and the region, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in this regard to prevent the influx of a large number of Afghan refugees into Turkey.