Western embassies accelerate their withdrawal plans from Afghanistan

• Afghanistan Kabul activates 'Saigon protocol'

Not even the most pessimistic forecasts had counted on the Taliban coming to Kabul's gates this weekend. But, after

in the last two weeks, that is a reality, and now everything is in a rush. Tomorrow the contingent of

begin to arrive,

whose mission will no longer be to support the Afghan forces in the defense of the capital, but to facilitate the evacuation of what was once one of the embassies with the most employees in the world.

The priority of the Americans now is to avoid another 'Saigon moment'. Together with their own diplomatic personnel, the United States, like the United Kingdom - the British have sent 600 soldiers to help in the withdrawal of their own - and Spain, have opened the door to

who worked in their legations, along with their families. Other countries, such as Canada, even announced processes to

to a large but limited number of Afghans in situations of special vulnerability, such as women and persecuted minorities.

But most residents and internally displaced persons, such as the 120,000 who arrived in the capital this year alone, according to UNHCR data, will have to stay on the ground and watch the insurgents pounce, with their extremist practices, on their lives. , without his army or an international community on the run, being able to do anything to prevent it. This is a bitter moment for many with ties to abroad, who are now deprived of even a visa to leave the country and rebuild their lives.

Madrid has announced a plan to repatriate Spanish citizens who are in Afghanistan, diplomatic personnel in Kabul and those Afghans who have worked with Spanish soldiers and aid workers, along with their families. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is only aware of the presence of

. Many others, including those who have worked as translators and watched over the safety of Spanish journalists during coverage in the country, still have no way of salvation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs,

, has declared that Spain "is prepared for any eventuality, including the evacuation of the embassy if necessary", and has specified that the country "is not going to leave anyone behind."

The ways in which US President

has managed the withdrawal plan initiated by his predecessor, Donald Trump, has drawn him much

at home. Many analysts have pointed out that the establishment of September 11, as the date of total withdrawal from the country, has been an incentive for the Taliban, who have only needed to put pressure on the military and wait for results. Given the acceleration of its offensive, the

has reported that White House negotiators have sat down with the Taliban to urge them not to attack their embassy, ​​should they reach the capital, under threat of not providing them with humanitarian aid in the future, should such an incident occur.

If the accelerated plans are completed in the coming days, the famed

the grotesque labyrinthine complex of concrete walls and security checkpoints erected after the 2001 invasion, which housed allied troops' barracks and embassies such as the Spanish, may be made a wasteland and at the mercy of the insurgents.

The Taliban are not taking their foot off the gas, despite renewed calls from the United Nations to sign a life-saving truce.

Its secretary general,

warned yesterday that Afghanistan "is losing control."

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