ISLAMABAD: An uneasy calm spread across Afghanistan, a day after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban consolidated their hold, appointed officials at key positions, confiscated weapons from civilians and assued diplomats and people of full security.

Zabihullah Mujahid Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a message assured diplomatic missions and their staff that there was no danger for them.

“We assure all embassies, diplomatic missions, institutions and residences of foreign nationals in Kabul that no danger is posed to them. All should be in Kabul with full confidence. The forces of the Islamic Emirate are tasked with maintaining security in Kabul and other cities of the country.” he said in a message on Twitter.

Unlike the past when the Taliban used to make announcements and used couriers to convey hand written letters or messages, the Taliban in the year 2021 rely on the microbogging site Twitter to update the situation and also to convey their orders.

In another message he said the situation in Kabul was under control and pointed that a number of people have been arrested involved in “mischief.”

“No one is allowed to enter the homes of former officials, demand cars from them and threaten them, they will be taken seriously, they are under serious persecution.”

کابل ښار کې وضعیت د بشپړ کنترول کېدو به حال کې ده.
هغه خپل سري کسان چې په شرارت او آشوب یې لاس پورې کړی وو اکثره نیول شوی دی.
هیچاته اجازه نشته چې د پخوانیو چارواکو کورونو ته ورشي، د موټرو غوښتنه ترې وکړي او تهدید کړي، د هغوی مخه به په جدیت سره نیول کیږې، تر جدي تعقیب لاندې دي.

— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) August 16, 2021

However, despite the assurances several diplomatic missions continued to evacuate the staff. The embassies of Pakistan, China and Russia remained operational.

Chaotic scences were seen at the Kabul International. Morteza Kazemian, a journalist from Afghanistan shared a video in which scores of people could be seen running along a US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III. In another video of the C-17 at least two people are seen falling off the aircraft, who had tried to cling on to it in a desperate bid to flee for safety.

فیلم اندوه‌برانگیز دیگری از فرودگاه کابل و آویختن پناهجویان افغان به هواپیمای نظامی و در حال حرکت pic.twitter.com/xePDDMAjWd

— morteza kazemian (@morkazemian) August 16, 2021

The United States temporarily halted all evacuation flights from Kabul to clear people who had converged on the airfield, a U.S. defence official told Reuters. He did not say till how long the pause would continue.

The Pakistan International Airlines that had planned three special Boeing 777 flights to evacuate people from Afghanistan were cancelled after witnessing the mayham.

According to Al-jazeera the Taliban fighters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, have started collecting weapons from civilians because people no longer need them for personal protection, says Taliban official.

A Taliban in a video said situation in Kabul was under control. Special units of the Islamic Emirate have been deployed in different parts of the city to provide security.

He said the general public was happy with the arrival of the Mujahideen and satisfied with the security. The Mujahideen are providing security. Citizens should rest assured.