A day after the Taliban seized control of the capital, Kabul, and the collapse of the Afghan government, a leader of the movement announced on Monday that it was too early to talk about how the Taliban would take over.
The commander, who requested anonymity, told Reuters by phone : “We want all foreign forces to leave before we start restructuring the system of government.”
He also added that the militants are reorganizing from different regions. He explained that the movement’s fighters in Kabul were instructed not to intimidate civilians and allow them to resume their normal activities.
To that he said Movement officials, who declined to be named, said on Monday that they had not received any reports of any clashes across the country. A senior member of the Taliban confirmed that “the situation is calm according to what we have reports.” It is noteworthy that the Taliban had announced the end of the war in Afghanistan after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday, with the departure of the foreign forces led by the United States and the rush of Western countries to evacuate their citizens on Monday.
President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as the militants entered the city, saying he had preferred to avoid bloodshed, while hundreds of Afghans crowded into Kabul airport hoping to leave the country.
Taliban elements in Kabul (Reuters)
It is noteworthy that the Taliban took just over a week to gain control of the country in a lightning campaign that ended in Kabul, while the Afghan forces disappeared. 
To that, a spokesman for the US State Department said early Monday that all US embassy employees in Kabul, including Ambassador Ross Wilson, were transferred to the airport, pending their evacuation, pointing out that The . has been lowered The American flag from the embassy compound.
The US State Department said late Sunday More than 60 countries issued a joint statement stressing the need to open the way for Afghans and foreigners wishing to leave Afghanistan and to keep airports and border crossings open.
