Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, August 15, 2021
Taliban want peaceful transfer of power in ‘next few days’: spokesman
The Taliban want to take control of Afghanistan “in the next few days,” a spokesman for the group tells the BBC, as their fighters encircle the capital.
“In next few days, we want a peaceful transfer,” Suhail Shaheen, based in Qatar as part of the group’s negotiating team, tells the BBC.