- The students, relatives and staff of the American University of Afghanistan were left behind. According to the New York Times.
- According to reports, they met in a safe house and headed to the airport, but were told they could not be rescued.
- The report stated that they were also told that their names were provided to the Taliban.
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Hundreds of students, their relatives and staff at the American University of Afghanistan have been told that they will not be evacuated, and their names have been told to the Taliban. “New York Times” report.
The students told The Times that the group met in a safe house on Sunday and then boarded a bus to try to evacuate on a US military flight.
But the university emailed them on Sunday afternoon, saying that they would not be airlifted out because they drove around Kabul for seven hours, hoping to be allowed to enter the airport.
“I regret to inform you that the Supreme Command of Hong Kong International Airport [Hamid Karzai International Airport] According to The Times, the email stated that the airport has announced that there will be no more rescue flights. It also requires students and relatives to go home.
According to the “Times” report, the organization was also informed that their names had been provided to the Taliban, even though the university’s president Ian Bickford had stated that the university only provided their names to the U.S. military. square.
“They told us: We have told the Taliban your names,” a student told The Times. “We are all scared. No evacuations, no going out.”
last week Political report U.S. officials had Give the Taliban a list of Afghans seeking to flee the country So that they can enter the airport. An official warned that it could be used as a “kill list.”
Bickford told The Times last week that he is working with the U.S. so that approximately 1,200 students can be evacuated, but these efforts are due to Attack on Kabul Airport.
