Afghanistan: 'Kabul is secure' - Defence Minister after reports of Taliban entering capital

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Afghanistan’s acting Defence Minister General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi said the capital was ‘secure’ despite reports of the Taliban entering Kabul on Sunday.

“Kabul is secure, your security and defence forces are committed to their promise of defending Kabul. International forces are ready to provide whatever help to the Afghan security forces,” said Mohammadi.

“Everyone is ready to defend Kabul. Just some enemies of Kabul are trying to spread propaganda in order to make people lose confidence. I, as a representative of the Afghan government, of the defence forces of Afghanistan, assure you that until there is an agreement Kabul will be secure, stay confident,” he concluded.

Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that Taliban forces were at the outskirts of Kabul, after seizing large parts of Afghanistan within a week.

The recent Taliban offensive follows the US and other NATO forces’ ongoing withdrawal from the country.

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SOT, General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, Acting Defence minister (Dari): “I as a representative of the security and defence forces of Afghanistan, assure you all that Kabul is secure, your security and defence forces are committed to their promise of defending Kabul. International forces are ready to provide whatever help to the Afghan security forces. As you all know, the president yesterday had a meeting with the senior leadership of the country, in that meeting he gave them full authority (power to act), so that from tomorrow they can go to Doha and reach an agreement on Afghanistan. Until there is an agreement in Afghanistan, in Kabul, I assure you that Kabul is secure, your children, your security forces, everyone is ready to defend Kabul. Just some enemies of Kabul are trying to spread propaganda in order to make people lose confidence. I, as a representative of the Afghan government, of the defence forces of Afghanistan, assure you that until there is an agreement Kabul will be secure, stay confident.”

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