The images of the Taliban in the Afghan Presidential Palace were widely discussed. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the Taliban's political bureau in Qatar, said they did not expect them to achieve their goals so quickly.
US SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE: 5 PEOPLE KILLED
At least 5 people lost their lives at Kabul International Airport, where thousands of civilians who wanted to leave the country flocked to Afghanistan and US soldiers opened fire in the air. Thousands of people who wanted to leave the country had flocked to Kabul International Airport since the previous evening.
The whole world, especially the USA and Western states, were stunned when the Taliban took Afghanistan back in 10 days after 20 years of occupation. The moments when the Taliban militants, who took control in Kabul, entered the Afghanistan presidential palace, were shared around the world at the last minute. The Taliban, which seized critical bases during the withdrawal process initiated by the invading USA and NATO in May, headed to the provincial centers last week. The Taliban, which takes control of a new provincial center every day, besieged the capital Kabul the day before last. President Ashraf Ghani's rush to flee the country at the airport was a sign of the collapse of the US-backed Kabul government. "If I had stayed, countless people would have died and Kabul would have faced destruction," said President Ashraf Ghani.
TALIBAN: “WE DID NOT EXPECT THAT SO QUICKLY”
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Head of the Taliban's Political Bureau in Qatar, said in a statement regarding their dominance over almost all of Afghanistan, especially the capital Kabul, "I must say that I did not expect that we would achieve such a success so quickly and so easily. We must not be arrogant. We will have a heavy responsibility that we have never had before. Now is the test time. We are currently going through a very important test in terms of service delivery, security and improving the living conditions of the people of our country. We need to convince people how to protect their lives and futures," he said.
AFGHANISTAN'S NAME IS CHANGING
According to a Taliban official's statement; The name of the country will be changed from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It was also announced that Afghanistan's former Interior Minister Ali Ahmed Jalali would head the transitional government led by the Taliban. Two Taliban officials, on the other hand, claimed that there will be no transitional government in Afghanistan and that a full devolution is expected.
WESTERN MEDIA CARRIED THE FRUSTRATION INTO ITS HEADLINES
The United States and Britain were greatly disappointed when the Taliban took back Afghanistan in 10 days. As the 20-year occupation in Afghanistan came to an end, the US media began to question the defeat.
The New York Times called the Taliban's rapid gains "shocking".
“The Taliban took the American military by surprise,” the Times said.
The Washington Post headlined "Afghanistan has fallen".
“The US defeat and chaotic withdrawal in Afghanistan is a political disaster for Joe Biden,” CNN International commented.
British press Daily Mail, on the other hand, "pointing to the British soldiers who died in Afghanistan, "The families of the 457 British heroes who sacrificed their lives are asking: What did they die for?" posed the question.