Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has left the country as the Taliban say they will move further into Kabul, according to officials.

The officials, one from former President Hamid Karzai’s office and another an aide on the Afghan security council, told The Associated Press that Ghani departed on Sunday.

Ghani left along with his National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib and a second close associate.

It wasn’t immediately clear where they went.

Meanwhile, the Taliban said it would further enter Kabul on Sunday night after spending hours on the city’s outskirts.

The militant group has ordered its fighters to enter the Afghan capital Kabul to prevent looting after local police deserted their posts, a spokesman said.

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