LATEST: In a message posted to Facebook, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he left Kabul to save the capital city and its citizens from bloodshed.
to enter the city, according to a statement, because"now there are reports that districts in Kabul have been evacuated, police have left their job of providing security, ministries have been evacuated, and security personnel from the Kabul administration have fled."
"Let everyone stay in Kabul with full confidence, the forces of the Islamic Emirate are obliged to strengthen the security of Kabul and all other cities," according to a translation.However, a short time later, the U.S. Embassy issued a security alert urging Americans to shelter in place and avoid the airport, which was reportedly taking fire. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Twitter that NATO is helping keep the Kabul airport open to facilitate and coordinate evacuations.
"The council calls on the government security forces and the security forces of the Islamic Tehreek-e-Taliban to resolutely curb the chaos and incitement of irresponsible and unrelated individuals while maintaining restraint," the statement adds.
"There's a real climate of fear and dread of what the future holds," Pannell told"This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.Afghans wait in long lines for hours to try to withdraw money in front of Kabul Bank, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. "These orderly evacuation operations of our nationals have been underway for weeks," the statement said.CH-46 Sea Knight military transport helicopter flies over Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 15, 2021.
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