Afghan Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said Sunday there would be a “peaceful transfer of power” to a transitional government, after the Taliban ordered its fighters to hold back from entering Kabul. “The Afghan people should not worry… There will be no attack on the city and there will be a peaceful transfer of power to the transitional government,” he said in a recorded speech.
Meanwhile, the Taliban in a statement said they will not enter Kabul by force. The group said that talks are underway with the other side to negotiate entering Kabul in a secure environment to prevent any harm to the people. Follow LIVE Updates
‘Taliban Fighters Asked to Wait at Gates of Kabul’
Taliban fighters were on the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday and on the brink of a complete military takeover of Afghanistan, but a spokesman said they had been ordered not to enter the city.
“The Islamic Emirate instructs all its forces to stand at the gates of Kabul, not to try to enter the city,” a…