Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country Sunday, a senior Afghan official and a senior diplomatic source told CNN, as the Taliban engaged in talks with the government in the capital, Kabul, over who will rule the nation.
Afghan Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah also confirmed Ghani had left in a video statement. It was not clear where Ghani was going.
The Taliban has seized control of every major city across the country, apart from Kabul, in just two weeks.
Ghani's departure signals a likely end, or transformation, of his embattled government and puts the militant group closer to the precipice of control over the entire nation.
