Western countries announced their intention to close their embassies in Afghanistan due to the progress of the Taliban movement in the states, and others called on their citizens to leave, while the Taliban movement - which now controls 17 states to date - confirmed the provision of security for diplomatic missions.
Norway announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Kabul and the withdrawal of all embassy staff in Afghanistan.
"This also applies to Afghans who are working locally and who have close family in Norway and wish" to be evacuated, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide told a news conference.
In turn, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said today, Friday, that Denmark is in the process of closing its embassy in Kabul and evacuating its employees at the present time due to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
As for Finland, it decided to evacuate 130 employees from its embassy in Kabul, according to Al-Jazeera correspondent.
In Germany, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that his country would reduce the embassy staff in Kabul to a minimum.
He added - in press statements - that the German government's crisis team met today to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, and that his country will send a support team to help increase the security precautions for German workers in the capital, Kabul.
And Germany decided to suspend all development projects in areas controlled by the Taliban.
For its part, the French Foreign Ministry renewed its call on Friday for French citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.
"In light of the worsening security situation (in Afghanistan), we once again call on French citizens to leave this country as soon as possible," the ministry said in a statement.
In Britain, the British Prime Minister will chair this evening a meeting of the government emergency committee on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
The British Defense Minister had warned of Afghanistan's descent into civil war and expressed concern about the possibility of al-Qaeda's return to the country, stressing that if the country turned into a haven for the organization, Britain would return there again.
With the continued progress of the Taliban in Afghanistan, London announced Thursday evening that it would send in the coming days about 600 soldiers to evacuate British nationals from the country.
For its part, Washington announced sending thousands of soldiers to Kabul to evacuate American diplomats and citizens.
For his part, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, "Our priority is to protect our personnel, and we will continue our diplomatic presence in the Afghan capital, Kabul."
One official told AFP that the alliance was today discussing "evacuations" and military options and adaptations needed to move forward.
The UN spokesperson said
As for the United Nations, a spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said that the organization assesses the security situation in Afghanistan "on an hour-by-hour basis", but is not evacuating any of the
Its employees are from the country.
He added that the international organization has a "very limited presence" in areas controlled by the Taliban and that it has transferred some of its staff from other areas of the country to the capital, Kabul.
On the other hand, the Taliban assured that it will not cause any problems to Afghanistan's neighbors.
The movement also said, in a statement, that it assures all diplomats and employees of foreign embassies that it will provide them with an atmosphere of security and confidence.