The Taliban on Tuesday asked skilled Afghans to stop fleeing the country. Speaking through its spokesperson on Tuesday, the militant warned that it would not accept any extension of the August 31 deadline for evacuation. The hardline Islamic group alleged that the United States Government was taking “Afghan Experts” such as Engineers, Doctors out of Afghanistan. “We ask them to stop this process,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul. “This country...

Sunday in Afghanistan was filled with chaos as the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban invaded Kabul, the country’s capital after virtually surrounding the city from all sides. Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani fled abroad alongside western diplomats, civilians, and Afghans who are likely to be targeted by the insurgents. The signals the abrupt end of America’s dominant presence in Afghanistan which has lasted two decades. Demoralized Afghan security forces offered no resistance as the insurgents,...