A first German military plane to land in Kabul since the Taliban takeover evacuated only seven people, the government said, due to chaos at the Afghan capital's airport
Germany, which had the second largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, wants to airlift thousands of German-Afghan dual nationals as well as rights activists, lawyers and people who worked with foreign forces.
"We have a very chaotic, dangerous and complex situation at the airport," she told broadcaster ARD. "We had very little time, so we only took on board people who were on site." "Admission of people from the civilian part of the airport was not made possible by the partners exercising security responsibility at the airport," the spokesperson said.
Flights resumed early on Tuesday after evacuations were suspended the day before as people crowded the runway trying to flee after Taliban insurgents seized power.Germany is waiting for U.S. permission to fly a second aircraft in from Tashkent, which it is using as a hub.
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