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Fleeing Afghans are escorted by French military onto evacuation flights at Kabul airport as concern grows the Taliban are blocking Afghans from leaving the country. Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee Afghanistan since the hardline Islamist militants swept into the capital on Sunday, completing a stunning rout of government forces and ending two decades of war. IMAGES
There are still 5,400 people inside Kabul airport awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, says General Hank Taylor at a Pentagon briefing, one day after a deadly attack on the operation by the Islamic State group. SOUNDBITE
Kabul, Aug 26 (EFE/EPA)-. A growing number of Western nations Thursday have warned their citizens and visa holders in Afghanistan to stay away from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul due to a “high threat” of a terrorist attack amid evacuation operations.The United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the evacuation operations take place "in a hostile environment in a city and country now controlled by the Taliban, with the very real possibility of an ISIS-K attack."Blinken reiterated the intention to meet the Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, but warned the Taliban that they must honor their commitments and "provide safe passage for anyone who wishes to leave the country – not just for the duration of our evacuation and relocation mission, but for every day thereafter." (Camera: AKHTER GULFAM).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Flights take off and land at Kabul airport as tens of thousands of people wait to flee the country, with the Taliban warning there would be "consequences" if the US and its allies extend their presence in Afghanistan beyond next week. IMAGES
Kabul, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- Large crowds of people continued to gather outside Kabul's airport on Tuesday, two days after the Taliban seized power following a lightning sweep through Afghanistan.Taliban forces have taken control of Kabul's former 'Green Zone,' the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints where diplomatic quarter is situated. The Green Zone fell silent as foreign missions were moved to the airport.Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar earlier in the day declared victory and an end to the decades-long war in Afghanistan, a day after the insurgents entered Kabul to take control of the country. (Camera: STRINGER). FOOTAGE SHOT ON AUGUST 17, 2021.SHOT LIST: AFGHANS INCLUDING THOSE WHO WORKED FOR THE US, NATO, EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED NATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN WAIT OUTSIDE THE HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, AFTER TALIBAN TOOK CONTROL OF KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
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