China News Service, August 16 (Meng Xiangjun Guo Xinwei) On the 15th local time, Afghan President Ghani announced his resignation.

According to sources, the Afghan regime has been transferred to the Transitional Council, which will later transfer the power to the Afghan Taliban.

　　The Taliban commander stated that they have taken control of the Afghan Presidential Palace.

Its officials stated that they will announce the establishment of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" at the Afghan Presidential Palace.

On August 14, 2021, Afghan President Ghani delivered a televised speech to the country.

[The President resigns, the power is transferred to the Taliban and will take over]

　　Abdullah, chairman of the Afghanistan High Commission for National Reconciliation, said on social media on the 15th that President Ghani has left Afghanistan.

Gani also said that this was a difficult decision for him.

　　He said, “The Taliban has made it clear before that it will carry out bloody attacks on Kabul and the people of Kabul in order to expel him. In order to prevent blood from flowing into a river, he chose to leave.”

　　According to reports, Jalali, the former Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan, was appointed as the head of the "transitional government".

However, sources say that the Taliban stated that there will be no transitional government in Afghanistan. The Afghan regime has been transferred to the Transitional Council. The members of the committee include former President Karzai of Afghanistan and Abdullah, Chairman of the Supreme Council of National Reconciliation of Afghanistan.

The committee will later transfer power directly to the Taliban in Afghanistan.

　　In addition, US media said that shortly after Ghani left the country, the Taliban announced that they had taken control of the presidential palace in Kabul, the capital of Algeria.

The Taliban also stated that preparations for the Taliban leadership to return to Kabul are underway.

　　The Taliban commander also stated that they have taken control of the Afghan Presidential Palace.

The British News Agency reported that the Taliban will announce the establishment of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" soon.

　　Taliban armed forces have also entered the capital Kabul.

A spokesman for the Taliban said that the Taliban entered Kabul to deal with "law and order issues."

The Taliban previously stated that it would not seek retaliation and would ensure that all civilian and military officials will be safe.

　　Over the past week, the Taliban have launched an offensive and battled with the Afghan government forces and achieved a key military victory.

　　From Kandahar, the second largest city in Afghanistan, Herat, the third largest city, and Jalalabad, the fifth largest city in Afghanistan, to the capital cities of Zabul, Badghis and Helmand provinces, the Taliban conquered cities all the way , Has controlled almost all major cities in Afghanistan.

　　The area controlled by the Taliban has expanded significantly, and as a result, it has gained more military and economic resources.

Afghan soldiers on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2021.

[U.S. troop withdrawal is almost complete. Biden: Cannot intervene in conflicts in other countries endlessly]

　　On the 14th, US President Biden issued a long statement reiterating that the United States will completely withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.

　　Biden said that he is already the fourth president to command the U.S. military in Afghanistan. He said: "I don't want and will not pass this war on to the fifth U.S. president."

　　Biden believes that in the last 20 years of the war in Afghanistan, the United States has invested nearly US$1 trillion in training more than 300,000 Afghan soldiers and police officers, and equipped with the most advanced military equipment.

"If the Afghan army is unable or unwilling to defend its own country, it will be of no avail for the U.S. military to stay for another year or five years."

　　Biden said that the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31.

At present, more than 95% of the progress of the withdrawal of the US troops in Afghanistan has been completed.

　　At present, Biden has authorized the deployment of about 6,000 US troops, saying that he will safeguard "American interests" during the withdrawal process.

At the same time, the US military used multiple helicopter sorties to evacuate personnel from the Embassy in Afghanistan on the 15th.

　　Up to now, the United States has transported about 500 staff from the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan to leave Afghanistan.

Two Department of Defense officials said that approximately 4,000 U.S. Embassy staff will also leave Afghanistan by plane, including American and Afghan citizens working in the embassy.

　　The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan also required employees to destroy confidential and sensitive materials, such as embassy or U.S. agency logos, national flags, or items that might be used in misleading propaganda.

Data map: NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan.

[Britain claims that the U.S. withdrawal is wrong to call back members of the U.S.]

　　Britain, a close ally of the United States, raised objections to the series of actions by the United States.

　　On the 13th, the British Secretary of Defense Wallace stated that the US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was a "wrong" decision, which will lead to a deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan, and the entire international community may bear the consequences for this.

　　Wallace said that from the beginning of 2020, when the then Trump administration and the Taliban in Afghanistan reached an agreement to withdraw troops, he thought this was a "mistake."

This will lead to a comeback of al-Qaeda, and the international community may bear the consequences for this.

　　He pointed out that under the withdrawal agreement, the British army had no choice but to follow the United States to leave Afghanistan.

However, if the security situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, the possibility of the British military returning to Afghanistan cannot be ruled out.

　　The British Home Office said on the 15th that they are working hard to help their citizens and other eligible workers leave Afghanistan.

The British Parliament will end the summer recess and be called back to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

　　The US media also pointed out that a number of actions have called into question Biden’s promise to “continue to provide diplomatic assistance” to the Afghan government.

Data map: In March 2021, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, people watch the 56-meter-high Selsar Buddha statue restored by 3D imaging technology in the place where the Bamyan Buddha statue stands.

In March 2001, the Taliban brutally bombed Buddha statues after entering Bamyan Province.

[A catastrophe: 20 years of "mess" affects several generations]

　　The 20-year war in Afghanistan ended with such an ending, which made some observers of the international situation sigh.

It may not be an exaggeration that this "longest war" has caused a serious humanitarian disaster, called a catastrophe.

　　After the former US President George W. Bush announced that he would send troops to Afghanistan, this ancient land has continued to be attacked by wars. The lives have been devastated and the ground has been messed up. The impact has affected generations of people.

　　Statistics show that the war caused more than 100,000 Afghan civilian casualties, more than 60,000 Afghan security forces died, 4 million Afghans were displaced, and 2.7 million Afghans fled overseas.

In 2021 alone, about 400,000 people will be forcibly displaced, many of them women and children.

　　The United States and NATO themselves have also invested heavily and suffered losses.

Over the past 20 years, more than 2,300 American soldiers, more than 450 British soldiers and hundreds of soldiers from other countries have lost their lives.

In addition, more than 20,000 people were disabled by the war, and a large number of families were torn apart during the war.

　　The US war in Afghanistan not only broke the local strategic balance, but also tried to "genetize" Afghanistan and establish a model government following Western-style democracy, but the result was counterproductive.

　　This war has become a "negative equity" that the US government is eager to get rid of.

Data map: US military base in Bagram in northern Afghanistan.

　[The top priority is a smooth transition, the United Nations calls on Afghanistan to lead]

　　Afghanistan after the departure of the United States and the Allied Forces is riddled with defects.

The most important thing at the moment is to achieve national reconciliation and a smooth transition, in addition to rebuilding the country.

　　The UN News Service announced that Secretary-General Guterres called on the Taliban and all other parties in Afghanistan to show maximum restraint.

　　He also called on all parties to ensure that humanitarian organizations can unimpededly provide timely and extremely important services and assistance to the Afghan residents.

　　Earlier, Guterres also called on the Afghan Taliban to start a dialogue in good faith for the benefit of the Afghan people.

He emphasized that only under the leadership of Afghanistan can a political settlement reached through dialogue truly ensure peace, and the United Nations will unswervingly support such a plan.

　　On the 15th, according to Agence France-Presse, Russian Foreign Ministry official Zamir Kabulov revealed on the 15th that Russia is cooperating with other countries to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Afghanistan.

　　In any case, the war continues, and only innocent people suffer. Only when all parties reach consensus and return to the negotiating table can Afghanistan take solid steps towards a truly lasting and stable peace. (Finish)