The Taliban agree to the “conflict resolution” clause and allow evacuation at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan

According to the Associated Press, the Taliban agreed to the terms of the “resolve mechanism” and allowed evacuation from Kabul Airport.

A US official said that General Frank Mackenzie, the commander of the US Central Command, met with the Taliban in Qatar on Sunday to discuss the conditions for refugees to leave Afghanistan.

The official, who asked not to be named, told the Associated Press that MacKenzie told the Taliban, American armies When necessary, force will be used to defend the airport.

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At the same time, the United States is driving thousands of soldiers back to Afghanistan on Monday, trying to protect the airport for tens of thousands of Americans, Afghans and others seeking to flee before the Taliban rule. Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby said that there are now 2,500 US troops at the airport.

Mackenzie’s meeting in Doha, Qatar on Sunday was a base for long-term negotiations between senior Taliban political officials, Americans and others. It emphasized the rapid rise in power of the Taliban, the U.S. rival in the 20-year battle. After a week of push, The group seized control of Afghanistan.

The Taliban takeover was two weeks before the President’s date Joe Biden It is ready to withdraw the last batch of American combat troops from Afghanistan and end the role of the United States in the war there. Encouraged by the withdrawal of troops, the Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday, causing chaos. Foreign diplomats and Afghans rushed to the airport as one of the last escape routes.

In the three days of chaos at the airport, at least seven people were killed, including two armed men killed by the US military and an Afghan who fell from the wheel well of an American fighter plane during takeoff. Kirby said on Monday that civil and military air operations have been temporarily suspended due to interference by civilian personnel at the airport.

Kirby said that the United States is sending another battalion to try to protect the airport, but said that the total number of people the United States plans to deploy will remain at 6,000 to protect evacuation through the airport. He did not provide details.

Mackenzie is the senior commander in charge of the remaining US forces in Kabul. As the head of the US Central Command, he is also responsible for US military operations in the greater Middle East including Central Asia.

A U.S. defense official stated that U.S. fighter planes-which have been hitting Taliban targets during the withdrawal and failed to help the Afghan army prevent the Taliban blitzkrieg-are currently not conducting any air strikes.

The official also requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. He added that there was no indication on Monday that any forces of the Afghan government, now supported by the United States, were engaged in any major fighting. As the Taliban entered Kabul, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday.

The insurgent group said it will soon begin to form a new government. Nearly 20 years after the US army invaded Afghanistan to smash the al-Qaeda planners behind the 9/11 attacks, it has regained its head. The Taliban government that hosted al Qaeda was overthrown.

Less than a week after the U.S. military assessment predicted that Kabul could be surrounded by insurgents within 30 days, the world saw Taliban militants standing in the office of the Afghan President and hordes of Afghans rushing out of the airport tarmac trying to escape the country Amazing scene.

A person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told senators at a briefing on Sunday that US officials are expected to change their previous assessment of the speed of terrorist organizations’ reconstruction in Afghanistan. .

In June of this year, the top leader of the Pentagon stated that extremist organizations such as Al Qaeda may be reborn in Afghanistan within two years of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and pose a threat to the United States. Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan because the Taliban harboured al-Qaeda leaders, experts said that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are still aligned, and other violent groups can also find a safe haven under the new regime.

According to people familiar with the matter, based on changing circumstances, officials now believe that terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda may develop faster. Anonymous AP.