The Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The end of the evacuation of Kabul is near

• The Taliban allowed until the end of the month to evacuate people from the country. The situation around Kabul airport has become more tense
• “There are less than 1,000 US citizens remaining in Afghanistan who have expressed a desire to leave the country,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday, citing information from the State Department.
• – Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stated – Those who have the right to come to Germany can count on this promise, it remains in effect indefinitely, and we will provide all support so that these people can leave the country and be welcomed here in Germany.
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According to Anthony Blinken, although there are more than 1.5 thousand people in the country. Fewer than 1,000 Americans who could be evacuated have expressed an active desire to evacuate. He also added, in the case of some people who are considered US citizens, it turns out that they do not have US citizenship.

Blinken added that 500 Americans left Afghanistan on Tuesday alone, which means the US is on track to complete the evacuation by the end of August unless conditions on the ground change.

He said he did not set a deadline for efforts to help all Americans who wish to leave Afghanistan. At the same time, he made a reservation that although his department was working non-stop, trying to find and contact all Americans who could currently be in Afghanistan, it was difficult due to the fact that Americans were not required to register their residency abroad.

Evacuation of the population from Afghanistan. Blinken Ad

The head of diplomacy announced that in the coming days he will provide figures on evacuees, including green card holders, who apply for special visas for members of the US forces and are eligible to apply for refugee status. He added that Washington would pressure the future Afghan government to be able to leave the country even after the evacuation process was completed.

“We certainly have the incentives and tools to put pressure on future Afghan authorities to ensure that this happens,” the diplomat said.

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At the same time, he noted that despite the rapid pace of evacuation and tens of thousands of evacuees, dramatic scenes occurred in Kabul. He admitted that when he read that the daughter of an Afghan translator working for the United States had died and was trampled by the crowd, he felt “as if someone had punched him in the stomach”.

“That is why we are all making the utmost effort in these activities here,” he added.

The Germans are evacuating Afghan collaborators

“Germany has pledged to remove its former Afghan partners from Afghanistan and this promise will continue beyond the August 31 evacuation deadline from Kabul airport,” Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Wednesday.

– She told reporters that those who have the right to come to Germany can count on this promise, it remains valid indefinitely, and we will provide all support so that these people can leave the country and welcome them here in Germany.

The commander of the German armed forces, General Eberhard Zorn, announced, on Wednesday, that an American helicopter had transported, yesterday night, 21 German citizens from Kabul from the area outside the airport and handed them over to German soldiers. They are now safe and waiting at the airport for an evacuation flight.

The Taliban seize power. who are they?

In the past few weeks, the Taliban, which has been waging a civil war for years, has rapidly taken over much of Afghanistan and Entered the nation’s capital, KabulFrom which President Ashraf Ghani escaped. The Taliban attack coincided with the final withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.

The Taliban first seized power in Afghanistan in 1996, after years of civil war in which other factions were defeated. Formally established in 1994, the Taliban trace their origins back to a group of Mullah Omar students in Quranic schools in southern Kandahar.

During their rule, the Taliban introduced a law in Afghanistan based on a strict interpretation of Sharia. Provisions stating, inter alia, the prohibition on paid work or education of women, the obligation to wear full-faced burrows, or the prohibition against listening to music were brutally enforced; The Sunni Taliban also persecuted religious minorities, especially Shiites.

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