The presidential palace in Kabul has been "handed over" to the Taliban, CNN reports, while Al Jazeera says it has gained exclusive access to footage of the insurgents inside the building after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country earlier Sunday.
Meanwhile, Ghani released a statement from his new location, which has not been confirmed (some reports indicated he was headed to Tajikistan, others say Uzbekistan was his destination). In a Facebook post, translated by The Washington Post, Ghani said it was a "hard choice" to leave, but he ultimately did so to avoid bloodshed in Kabul.
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Per Al Jazeera, a Taliban spokesman said anyone who worked for the Afghan government or military will be offered amnesty.
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