At moments like this below, am guessing crypto far better than gold
Gold must be abandoned, or used for bugging out, and might get the owner killed.
Crypto enables another day w/ relative ease
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Negotiations underway for transition of power, as Taliban militants surround Kabul
 Afghan men walk through a sreet in the Green Zone of Kabul on Sunday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images
Afghan men walk through a sreet in the Green Zone of Kabul on Sunday. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images
The embattled Afghan government is in talks with the Taliban over the country's future as the militant group surrounds the capital, Kabul.
Acting Afghan Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said Sunday that Kabul will not be attacked and that they will shift power peacefully to a transitional administration, though he did not say what a transitional government may look like.
In an on-camera video statement carried by Afghan news agency TOLO, he assured Kabul residents that security forces would secure the city.
Around the same time on Sunday, the Taliban issued a statement saying it was in talks with "the opposing side" for a peaceful surrender of the capital.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah said that all fighters had been instructed to be on standby at all entrances to Kabul until a peaceful and satisfactory transfer of power was agreed. They were also instructed about the lives, dignity and belongings of the residents of Kabul, and about not creating any danger or discomfort to them.
The security of the capital was the responsibility of the government and they should guarantee it, Zabihullah added.
22 min agoTaliban circling in on Kabul, says it wants to take the capital peacefullyFrom CNN's Clarissa Ward and Brent Swails in Kabul, Afghanistan
 Afghans wait in long lines for hours at the passport office as many are desperate to have their travel documents ready to go in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
A statement issued by the Taliban on Sunday appealed for calm in the capital, Kabul, and offered assurances to its residents. It said its fighters were now closing in on the city, and wanted to seize control there "peacefully."
The statement, issued by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, said the group was "assuring all the banks, businesses, money exchange shops that they will be safe and protected under the Taliban and nobody would touch or bother anyone in Kabul."
"All the wealthy people, the businessmen, they should be safe and protected. None of the Taliban are allowed to go to any houses or conduct searches on businesses and the Islamic Emirate gives them full protection and they should be safe and not worry," Zabihullah said.
Tensions are running high in the capital after key cities including Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif fell to the militant group overnight. Video from the city in the last 24 hours show Afghans waiting en masse at ATMs as people tried to withdraw cash, while photos show long queues at the passport office where others are trying to get their documents in order.
Zabihullah also said those who had fought against the Taliban had nothing to fear.
"The people who are trying to fight against us, we suggest to them not to do so and they will be fully protected. They can leave as ordinary people."
He continued: "We will never ask about their past or who they were and we would like to take the city peacefully. They shouldn't worry about us. We are normal people And the people who work for the Kabul government, in the military or other offices, they will all be forgiven and they’re all our brothers."
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