France is in talks with the Taliban to allow hundreds of Afghans to be evacuated from Afghanistan, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, as a suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport killing at least 13 people.
The Pentagon said there were at least two explosions near the airport amid a huge and chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan with civilians and U.S. service members among the casualties.Macron, on a visit to Ireland, said he could not guarantee that France would be successful in evacuating people as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, especially at Kabul airport.
The foreign ministry said that so far, more than 2,500 French nationals and Afghans had reached French soil after being evacuated from Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline for foreign forces to leave. The attacks came after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat by Islamic State.
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