The United States on Sunday went on strike against a vehicle loaded with explosives in Kabul, saying the recent evictions would “quell the immediate threat” of the Islamic State coronation (IS-K) against the airport. Two days before the US withdrawal.
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A Taliban spokesman confirmed that a car bomb had exploded on the way to the airport.
The Taliban’s top leader, Hibatullah Akundzada, has announced that a non – public figure is in Afghanistan.
He is in Kandahar. He has lived there since the beginning, ”said Jabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman. “He will appear in public soon,” said deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi.
Hamid Karzai said a U.S. military drone “defensive air strike” from outside Afghanistan would eliminate the IS-K threat to an international airport against a vehicle in Kabul. Central Command.
“We firmly believe that we have reached the goal,” he added. “Strong secondary explosions from the vehicle showed high levels of ammunition,” he said, adding that he had no indication of potential civilian casualties.
Joe Biden announced on Saturday that a new Islamist offensive was “highly possible” in the wake of the IS-Q attack near Kabul airport on Thursday.
The U.S. embassy in Kabul urged all Americans to leave the airport “because of a specific and credible threat.”
The United States announced on Saturday that it had launched its first drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, killing two “top” members of the Islamic State group and injuring one-third, warning that it was not “the last.”
Joe Biden received the bodies of 13 U.S. soldiers at a military base in Delaware (northeast) on Sunday, a difficult ceremony at a time when the U.S. president was on fire to manage the crisis in Afghanistan.
The exodus of foreigners and Afghans from the new Taliban regime reached its final stage at Kabul airport on Sunday before the US withdrawal.
Secretary of State Anthony Blingen told the ABC on Sunday that more than 300 Americans should not be expelled from Afghanistan. “We work tirelessly,” he said.
Since the Taliban’s sudden takeover in mid-August, about 114,400 people have fled the country, particularly Western – chartered planes, following the defeat of the Afghan army, previously backed by the Americans and their allies. According to the latest figures from the White House, follow each other in Darshala.
Cooperation with the Taliban
In Kabul, the Taliban consolidated their control, especially around the airport, the last area occupied by the West.
Thursday’s attack prompted the Taliban and Americans to cooperate more closely. A Taliban official told AFP that if the roads leading to the former airport were blocked, they would allow buses carrying passengers listed on the list given by the Americans.
The attack destroyed a crowd of thousands of Afghans who had gathered outside the site several days ago in hopes of accessing Dharma.
“Protected Area”
The United Kingdom completed its departures on Saturday with the departure of the plane carrying its last soldiers.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has estimated that 1,100 Afghans are eligible to leave for Britain.
London would welcome them if they could leave the country by any other means after the deadline, and General Nick Carter, commander of the British Armed Forces, considered it “heartbreaking” that “not everyone could be evacuated”.
Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia have also completed their exhaust flights.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that his country, which has expelled 2,834 people from Afghanistan, was “negotiating” with the Taliban and Qatar to leave Afghanistan.
France and the United Kingdom on Monday called on the United Nations to support the creation of a “protected zone” for humanitarian operations in Kabul.
Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that initial discussions with the Taliban did not indicate their government’s next approval. “The Taliban are in control of Kabul and (Afghanistan) territory, so functionally […] We have to hold these discussions, “he said.
The Taliban have been trying since their return to show openness and moderation.
About 100 countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, said in a statement on Sunday that they had received a pledge from the Taliban. The withdrawal of U.S. troops scheduled for Tuesday.
Also, Taliban Minister of Higher Education Abdul Baki Hassani said on the same day that women can study at the University of Afghanistan, but in the same-sex classes, the new regime also announced that it would offer “Islamic and fair” concessions. “Education Program.
At the UN, a meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council convenes on Monday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
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