Ashraf Ghani to step down 'within next few hours' as Taliban seize entire Afghanistan

Ali Ahmad Jalali will serve as the head of the new interim government.

Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is going to step down from his post as the Taliban took over the capital city Kabul on Sunday (August 15). As the Taliban entered the gates of capital city Kabul, Ghani is expected to abdicate within the next few hours, Sputnik reported. Ali Ahmad Jalali will serve as the head of the new interim government, media reports claimed even as negotiations are going on in the Afghan Presidential Palace to transfer power to the Taliban.