Afghanistan crisis: Taliban declares "general amnesty" for government officials

Two days after taking power in the country, they urged the officials to return to work.


The Taliban declared a general amnesty for all government officials of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning. Two days after taking power in the country, they urged the officials to return to work and start their routine life with "full confidence." According to the statement given by the Taliban, "A general amnesty has been declared for all... so you should start your routine life with full confidence." The Taliban took over Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan as soon as President Ashraf Ghani resigned and fled the country on Sunday.

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