DThe American flag in front of the embassy in Kabul was lowered on Sunday night 20 years later. After the start of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Marine Corps was ordered to occupy the embassy premises that had been orphaned since 1989 and raised the Stars and Stripes in December 2001. The Taliban first came to power in Kabul at the end of the civil war, and this banner was lowered before the civil war. Now the message is locked again.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the embassy’s “safe evacuation” has been completed. The entire staff are placed on the grounds of Kabul Airport, protected by the U.S. Armed Forces. The acting ambassador to Kabul, Ross Wilson, is also present. He will stay in the capital indefinitely with a core diplomatic team. On Monday, Taliban militants gathered in front of the US Embassy and shouted: “Allah is the greatest.” No one tried to attack the area.
American soldiers shot into the air
This is one of the things Americans do to protect the airport. Taliban representatives announced that they will allow Americans to retreat undisturbed. But on Monday, thousands of Afghan citizens who wanted to escape the new regime broke into the scene, stormed the tarmac and boarded a transport plane. American soldiers shot into the air to control the crowd. Initially, flights for Afghans holding U.S. visas were suspended. It is said that the top priority is to let American personnel fly out. Then people will go back to review the applications of Afghans-many of them were former American assistants. Later, for safety reasons, all flights were suspended. Washington had previously sent 1,000 more soldiers to Kabul, thereby increasing the security force to 6,000.
Repelling Afghan citizens: American soldiers on the tarmac at Kabul Airport on Monday
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On Monday morning, White House Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer told the public that Afghan aid workers will be taken care of in the near future. However, the person who arrives at the airport first will not fly out. He told CNN that orderly procedures will be followed. Problem: Americans can only protect airports, not parts of cities. Many Afghans worry that the Taliban will prevent access to the airport. So in a hurry. It is said that so far, about 2,000 Afghans have been airlifted out of the country. It is said that 20,000 people want to apply. Later on Monday, Washington announced that the US commander in Kabul had met with the Taliban to obtain assurances that they would not interfere with the evacuation.
