The President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, left the country this Sunday shortly after the arrival of the Taliban in the capital, Kabul, at the culmination of the great offensive that has led them to regain control of the country after the withdrawal of the international troops, as reported by government sources to the Associated Press agency. According to these officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to inform journalists, Ghani has left the country together with his national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib and a second close associate. The new fate of the president has not yet been confirmed. Acting Afghan Interior Minister Abdul Sattar MirzakwalHe has assured in a televised message that there will be no attack on the city and that the transfer of power to "a transitional government" will be "peaceful." A delegation from the Afghan government will travel to Qatar this Sunday to meet with representatives of the militia. Diplomatic sources consulted by Reuters suggest that the former Afghan Interior Minister, Ali Ahmad Jilali, would be the person in charge of directing the transitional Executive. Spain has accelerated plans for the evacuation of Afghan nationals and collaborators in Kabul, as have other countries, including Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States, the latter is already transferring its embassy staff to Kabul airport. For the moment, the Spanish legation remains open, but it is expected that the departure will take place "as soon as possible",according to Foreign sources.
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