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The capital of Afghanistan had fell to opposition militia after three days of fierce fighting.
Taleban forces consolidated their grip on Kabul after storming the presidential palace, the country's seat of government - 24 hours ago.
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Ousted President Burhanuddin Rabbani, his prime minister and his military chief were being hunted by the radical Islamic group who branded them "national criminals". The former president, Mohammed Najibullah, and his brother were murdered by the militants. Hundreds of people were killed and many have fled for the protection of the Jabal-us-Seraj base north of Kabul. There was so much panic in the city, so much tension, that everyone who could, fled. But many of the citizens in Kabul waited to see if the Taleban can unite the country under one faction after decades of internal conflict. And the murder of the last communist ruler of Afghanistan, former president Najibullah, was a grim warning to anyone who wished to oppose their version of Islamic rule.
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