This was reported by the Al Arabiya TV channel with reference to the data of the Afghan media.

Earlier, Nikita Ishchenko, the press attaché of the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan, commented on the current situation in the republic's capital, Kabul, to RT.

According to him, there was a "certain vacuum of power" in the city, but a complete "collapse of the security situation" did not happen.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.