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Added on the 23/08/2021 17:39:07 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Military evacuation flights continue from Kabul airport as international governments look to wrap up evacuations ahead of an August 31 deadline. About 109,000 people have been flown out of the country since August 14, the day before the Taliban swept to power, according to the US government. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is expected to land at the Madrid military airport in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, after being granted political asylum, after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. IMAGES
A Qatar Airways passenger aircraft arrived at Kabul's airport Friday afternoon after the resumption of evacuation flights on Thursday, with the first 100 passengers arriving at Doha. IMAGES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says in an interview with AFP that it is 'essential' to keep Kabul airport open to 'get people out'. 'We will not forget them,' he says. SOUNDBITE
Images of aircraft at the Kabul airport disabled by the US military before it left Afghanistan on Monday. Taliban's 'Badri 313' unit or "special forces" were seen on the tarmac Tuesday morning. IMAGES