Footage of Taliban fighters in presidential palace

Al-Jazeera on Sunday aired footage of Taliban fighters inside the Afghan presidential palace. A Taliban official says the group will soon declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the presidential palace in the capital, Kabul.

That was the name of the country under the Taliban government ousted by US-led forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On Sunday, a Taliban spokesman and negotiator told that the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Two Afghan officials said President Ashraf Ghani had left the country on Sunday amid the Taliban advance into Kabul. Ghani left along with his National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib and a second close associate.