A gobsmacking new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today first noting that Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov will meet on Tuesday with the coordinator of the leadership of the Taliban movement to discuss ensuring the security of the Russian embassy, says in a direct communiqué received by Security Council Members this morning, Ambassador Zhirnov stated: “Surprisingly, the situation is perfectly calm on the whole…Today, the key forces of the Taliban calmly entered Kabul…Before that, the highest leadership of the Taliban warned all its units to not harass people, not to enter homes, not to touch anyone and observe order…Moreover, a day before their arrival, the Taliban leadership communicated to the Afghan Defense Ministry that they should ensure security in the city”—a statement quickly joined by top Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen promising the world that Afghan women will not be deprived of work opportunities or education when they come to full power, on the condition that they remain veiled in public.
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Take it or leave it. The links within are good regardless of the quality of the analysis. They can be useful for independent investigations or even to directly refute the post. I haven't seen any of the other nay-sayers bother with that though.
Links straight to TASS. What a time when TASS is the "real" news.