The United States of America confirmed that work is underway in Congress to pass the approval of granting visas to Afghan collaborators with the American forces and allies in Afghanistan, indicating that flights designated to evacuate them will begin in the last week of this month.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that work is underway with Congress to change authorization laws to pass visa approvals for Afghan collaborators with US forces and allies, adding that they are keen to implement this "promptly and professionally."

For his part, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that potential sites outside the United States have been identified to receive the evacuees, but he stressed that they are looking at all options, and no final decisions have been taken in this regard.

Kirby made it clear during a press briefing that among the options is the temporary reception of Afghans in military bases outside and inside US territory, in addition to facilities belonging to host countries.

He said the Pentagon's role is to provide options and support to the State Department, which is leading the resettlement effort for Afghans who have worked with the United States.

Foreign forces leave the US Bagram base north of Kabul (Anatolia)

Allied haven

The US State Department had told Al-Jazeera that the process of evacuating Afghan collaborators and their families would begin in the last week of July.

She added that the operation, dubbed "Allied Sanctuary", will focus on facilitating civilian flights to transport Afghan collaborators and their families to a third country until their visas are issued to enter the US.

She explained that the process will be led by Ambassador Tracy Jacobson, who previously headed the US mission in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kosovo, noting that the number of these people could not be disclosed for security reasons.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously considered that the execution by Taliban militants of members of the Afghan forces after their surrender is "extremely disgusting and outrageous", but the movement denied this, and said that CNN's report on the execution of members of the Afghan forces after their surrender was incorrect. .

Taliban expansion

In Maidan, Al-Jazeera correspondent in Pakistan reported, quoting an informed military source, that the Afghan Taliban fighters took control of the "Chamin" border crossing with Pakistan, on Wednesday morning.

The "Chemen" crossing is one of the main crossings between the Afghan province of Kandahar and the western province of Balochistan, and a passage for most of the logistical support materials for the international forces operating in Afghanistan during the past 20 years.

Pictures taken with a mobile phone show a group of Afghan Taliban fighters standing at the border gate, while soldiers from the Pakistani border guards force are seen on the other side.

The reporter said that the manifestations of Pakistani security preparedness are clearly visible along the border, specifically at the "Chimn" border crossing.

Warning of the escalation of the tragedy

Pakistan had expressed its fear of a civil war in Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security situation there;

Which may force more Afghan civilians to seek refuge in neighboring countries.

She added that the 42-year-old Afghan asylum in Pakistan, and the turmoil of the current situation, herald an exacerbation of the tragedy, especially with the spread of the Corona epidemic.

In a related context, the Tajik authorities confirmed that 347 Afghans, half of them children, were displaced to Tajikistan in the last two days from Badakhshan province, which is witnessing violent battles.

And last week, about a thousand Afghan soldiers sought refuge in Tajikistan after battles with the Taliban, which prompted the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, to direct the mobilization of 20,000 reservists to reinforce the border.