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Afghan Interior Minister: Kabul Is "Secure," Power Will Be "Transferred Peacefully" To Taliban
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0:50Now PlayingThe acting Afghan Interior Minister, Abdul Satar Mirzakwal has stated via a television address on Sunday that the Afghan capital, Kabul is "secure" despite encroaching fighting with the Taliban.
Mirzakwal went on to say "anyone who causes disorder in the city will face serious confrontation" and stated again that "the security of the city is guaranteed."
The minister also advised of plans for the short term future of the city stating, "the agreement for the big city of Kabul is that the power will be transferred peacefully to an interim administration."
The acting Afghan Defense Minister, Bismillah Khan Mohammadi also spoke to press reinforcing Mirzakwal's message that "Kabul is secure" adding "your sons, your security forces and others are ready for defending Kabul."
Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a "peaceful transfer" of the city after promising not to take it by force, but the uncertainty panicked residents who raced to the leave the capital, with workers fleeing government offices and helicopters landing at the U.S. Embassy.
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