US chief of staff, General Mark Milli, said on Wednesday that the Taliban are allowing American citizens access to the Kabul airport to leave Afghanistan.
“The Taliban are promoting the safe passage of citizens. [norte-]Americans at the airport, that is, “passport holders” of the United States, said General Mark Milli.
But the evacuation of diplomats, other foreigners and Afghans who worked for the Americans continues in harsh conditions in Kabul, which has fallen into the hands of the Taliban, French news agency AFP reported.
There has been a huge airlift since Sunday, with planes from all over the world arriving at Kabul airport, which is controlled by the Taliban and has been hijacked by people seeking asylum in another country.
Capturing 30 of the 34 provincial capitals in just ten days, the Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday, barely meeting opposition from government security forces, declaring the end of the war and their victory, which meant their return to power in the country. Afghanistan 20 years after the expulsion of the US and its NATO allies by the military.
This was the culmination of the offensive that began in May, when the withdrawal of foreign forces began, the completion of which was scheduled for 31 August.
International forces have been in the country since 2001 as part of a United States-led offensive against an extremist regime that welcomed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, believed to be the moral culprit in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
After they ruled the country from 1996 to 2001, imposing a radical interpretation of Sharia (Islamic law), there are fears that extremists will re-establish a regime of terror, nullifying or nearly diminishing the fundamental rights of women and women. although they have already assured that “life, property and honor” will be respected and that women will be able to study and work.
