Taliban members were seen near Hamid Karzai International Airport because thousands of Afghans were eager to flee the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Thousands of people tried to flee Afghanistan and many of them were crushed to death because the Afghans were afraid of reprisals and returning to the strict rule of the Taliban, which regained the country two decades later last weekend.
In the past week, in the heat and dust, the crowd at the airport increased. The United States and other countries tried to evacuate thousands of diplomats and civilians, as well as the many Afghans working for them, which hindered operations.
Mothers, fathers, and children pushed against the concrete blast wall in search of escape.
According to official statements and local reports, at least 28,000 people have been evacuated so far.
The United States, which has deployed thousands of soldiers to ensure airport security, has set a deadline to complete the evacuation by August 31. But according to reports, as many as 15,000 Americans and 50,000 to 60,000 Afghan allies need to be evacuated. The Biden administration.
Major General William Taylor and the U.S. military’s joint staff said at a Pentagon briefing that 5,800 U.S. troops remained at the airport and the facility was “still safe”.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Abdul Qahar Balkhi of the Taliban Cultural Committee blamed the United States for the chaos at the airport.
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Balkhi said: “It’s very unfortunate that people rush to the airport in the current way.”
“We announced an amnesty for everyone from senior to junior in the security forces. This fear, this kind of hysteria that has occurred is unfounded,” he added.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken Saturday Speak 13 countries So far, it has been agreed to at least temporarily contain Afghans who are in danger evacuated from Afghanistan.
Brinken said in a statement that potential Afghan refugees who have not yet been approved for resettlement in the United States will be resettled in Albania, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Ukraine and Uganda.
The transit countries include Bahrain, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
The White House stated that President Joe Biden is expected to provide an update on the evacuation of American citizens and refugees from Afghanistan on Sunday.
