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Taliban enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees:

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A Taliban spokesman tells Al Jazeera those who worked with the government and military will be offered amnesty. Source Al Jazeera

Taliban leadership inside the presidential palace [Screen grab/ Al Jazeera]

By Hamza Mohamed and Ramy Allahoum15 Aug 2021

Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

The group’s leadership, surrounded by dozens of armed fighters, addressed the media from the country’s seat of power.

Meanwhile, a Taliban spokesman told Al Jazeera those who worked with the West-backed government and military will be offered amnesty.

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