Afghanistan-Taliban crisis Highlights: US urges Americans to keep clear of Kabul airport as crowd chaos grows
david waker
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Afghanistan-Taliban crisis Highlights: US urges Americans to keep clear of Kabul airport as crowd chaos grows
Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis highlighted: United States on Saturday advised Americans in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul Airport when thousands of people handed over the place to escape from the country almost a week after the Taliban took control of the South Asian country.
Meanwhile, a Taliban official denied the kidnapping of foreigners from Islamic militant groups, however, stated that some were questioned before leaving Afghanistan. When some countries struggle to increase evacuation in Afghanistan in the midst of chaos, there are reports of strangers of the taliban kidnapping. “Our fighters will continue to show restraints,” the news agency quoted the Taliban official said. Putting aside the kidnapping incident reported, he added, “We questioned some of them before they left the country.”
A group of 72 Afghanistan Sikh and Hindu were stopped by the Taliban from climbing the Indian Air Force (IAF) to India. The IAF C-130J transport aircraft departed from Kabul with around 85 Indians, PTI reported. It landed in Dushanbe in Tajikistan to refuel, before making a way to New Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Taliban is likely to uncover a new government framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks, said a spokesman on Saturday. “Legal, religious and foreign policy experts in the Taliban aim to present a new framework in the next few weeks,” the official told Reuters. Since returning to power in this country, the Taliban has tried to face a more moderate face. The co-founder of the militant group, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with fellow group members and other politicians in building a new Afghan government.
The Taliban will be responsible for his actions and will investigate retaliation reports and atrocities carried out by members, an Islamic militant group official told Reuters on Saturday.
The evacuation of the ongoing US citizens and Afghan citizens who support Americans over the past two decades is one of the largest and most difficult air chances in history, said US President Joe Biden. He previously promised to bring back all Americans from the country, which dropped into a state of chaos after the Taliban returned to power.
