Some members of the Taliban leadership have reportedly arrived at Kabul airport, and have been speaking to reporters on the runway.

AFP news agency quoted the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid as saying: "Congratulations to Afghanistan... this victory belongs to us all."

"We want to have good relations with the US and the world. We welcome good diplomatic relations with them all," he added.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid (C) speaks to the media at the airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021, after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power.