Taliban to declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, President Ghani flees Kabul

Amid rapid developments in Afghanistan, a Taliban official said on Sunday that the group will soon declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the presidential palace in the capital, Kabul, Associated Press reported. As per the AP report, the Taliban official revealed this on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the media. Afghanistan was known as ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ under Taliban rule earlier.