The last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America’s longest war.

The international community has urged the Taliban to allow Afghan nationals and foreigners who wish to leave the country safe passage.

Russia says it sees the risk of a civil war in Afghanistan but will not interfere in their case.

The death toll in the earthquake in southern Haiti has risen to 1,297 people, the country’s civil protection authority said Sunday.

The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has left the country, according to local TV channel, Tolo News.

Normalcy returned to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan as the Taliban on Tuesday urged the government employees to return to work, two days after the group took control of the capital.

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has said that the Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday confirmed the country’s first Ebola case since 1994.