With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan’s capital city, desperate Afghans are trying to find a way out of the country
Taliban fighters appear near Hamid Karzai International Airport as thousands of Afghans rush to flee Kabul on August 16, 2021. Photo: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images After nearly 20 years, the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is about to come to an end. Taliban fighters have entered Kabul after taking control of every major city in the country in less than ten days, the Afghan president has fled the country — signaling the collapse of the U.S.-supported government — and the U.S.
Biden emphasized that the withdrawal of American troops began under President Trump, saying he “inherited a deal” that the former president negotiated with the Taliban, which had the U.S. leaving Afghanistan by May 1. He said he had to make a choice to follow through on that agreement or prepare for more fighting with the Taliban without the protection of the agreement.
Taliban spokesman claims Afghanis who aided Americans won’t be harmed A Taliban spokesman said in an interview with MSNBC that the group will not go after Afghanis still in the country who have previously aided Americans. Afghans Cling to Departing Planes in Surreal Scenes As the last U.S. forces prepare to leave Afghanistan, desperate Afghanis crowded Hamid Karzai International Airport, which is still controlled and fortified by American soldiers, in a last-ditch effort to find any flight out of the country.
The American flag has reportedly been lowered at the U.S. embassy in Kabul According to a State spokesperson who spoke to CBS News, all embassy personnel have been evacuated and have been relocated to a facility on the grounds of the Kabul airport. While the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan remains in country, the American flag has been lowered at the embassy.
Reuters reports that NATO officials have shut down commercial air traffic from Kabul’s airport, permitting only military planes to operate there.A frenzied evacuation of U.S. diplomats and civilians kicked into high gear, while Afghans made a mad dash to banks, their homes and the airport. Crowds of people ran down the streets as the sound of gunfire echoed in downtown Kabul. …The runway of the airport was filled with a constellation of uniforms from different nations.
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