Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared that he retired to prevent bloodshed. This is reported by TASS.
According to him, the Taliban prepared an attack. To avoid victims, Ghani decided to leave the post of head of state. He also stated that from this point on Taliban (a terrorist movement prohibited in Russia) is responsible for “Honor, property and self-preservation” of the Afghan people.
Earlier, the Taliban declared the seizure of the entire territory of Afghanistan. The militants arrived at the Presidential Palace in Kabul to negotiations with state leaders in order to transfer power.
/Media reports.