The Taliban have begun entering Kabul from all sides, according to reports quoting Afghan government officials and eyewitnesses. The Taliban say they are awaiting a peaceful transfer of power.
In Photos: Taliban Enter Kabul
![Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c27cb72-ac89-455f-85aa-a6a3b6386361_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan.
![People arriving from Afghanistan make their way at the Friendship Gate crossing point at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ac8053b-10d5-431c-9fe2-1ac05ca92345_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People arriving from Afghanistan make their way at the Friendship Gate crossing point at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan.
![Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/30a74d32-3915-4c61-af9a-0c89023cd3e1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021.
![Taliban flags fly at a square in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d7a79113-311f-41e5-91d2-a236708d1ee9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taliban flags fly at a square in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2021.