The militant group Taliban on Sunday have taken over control of Afghanistan with the resignation of President Ashraf Ghani. This comes after the group entered the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul but assured a peaceful transfer of power. Earlier this week prominent cities such as Khost, Kandahar and Herat were overtaken by the Taliban, after which 24 of the 34 provinces of the country were under the control of the terrorist group.   

Now, the Islamic country has been fully taken over by the Taliban group, which has formed an interim government to run the state.

Here are 10 points you need to know about the Taliban coupe across Afghanistan.

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The Taliban entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday and a peaceful transfer of power took place as President Ashraf Ghani tendered his resignation. With the panic mode setting in, workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the US Embassy as the militant group further tightened their grip on the country. 

2- The militant group in a statement said that they don’t intend to take over Kabul by using force and there had been no reports of violence of a fight.

“Negotiations are underway to ensure that the transition process is completed safely and securely, without putting the lives, property, and honor of anyone in danger,” read the statement.

3- The Taliban now have full control over all the provinces of. It has also formed an interim government.

4- The Taliban had defeated Afghan co-opt. This was despite the US military air support to the Afghan security forces.

5-  The United States had started evacuating diplomats from its embassy in Kabul, reported news agency Reuters.

“We have a small batch of people leaving now as we speak, a majority of the staff are ready to leave…the embassy continues to function,” one of the officials said.

6- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had flown to Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday to rally the city’s defenses, meeting with several militia commanders, including Dostum and Noor.

7- US President Joe Biden has ordered deployment of an additional 1,000 US soldiers to Afghanistan for an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel

8- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Taliban to immediately halt the offensive and said that seizing power through military force is a “losing proposition” and can only lead to prolonged civil war and the complete isolation of the war-torn nation

9- Pakistan closed its Torkham border point with Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the Afghan border facility while the Chaman border point remains open.

10- Pakistan earlier clarified that it will not allow the entry of Afghan people amid the crisis as it cannot bear the load of anymore refugees.