Kabul: At least 20 people have died in the last seven days in and around the district Accept airport during evacuation attempt Taliban Rebels captured Afghanistan’s capital last week Then the official said on Sunday.
“The crisis outside Kabul airport is unfortunate. Our focus is to evacuate all foreigners at the earliest,” the official said on condition of anonymity. Reuters.
The airport has become overcrowded every day in the last one week, disrupting operations United States of america And other nations attempt to evacuate thousands of their diplomats and civilians as well as many Afghans.
“Our forces are maintaining a strict distance from the outskirts of Kabul airport to prevent any clashes with the Taliban,” the NATO official said.
The rapid takeover of the Taliban has raised fears of retaliation and a return to the harsher version of Islamic law that the Sunni Muslim group was in power two decades ago.
“The crisis outside Kabul airport is unfortunate. Our focus is to evacuate all foreigners at the earliest,” the official said on condition of anonymity. Reuters.
The airport has become overcrowded every day in the last one week, disrupting operations United States of america And other nations attempt to evacuate thousands of their diplomats and civilians as well as many Afghans.
“Our forces are maintaining a strict distance from the outskirts of Kabul airport to prevent any clashes with the Taliban,” the NATO official said.
The rapid takeover of the Taliban has raised fears of retaliation and a return to the harsher version of Islamic law that the Sunni Muslim group was in power two decades ago.
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