After taking control of Kabul, the Taliban confirmed that foreign missions will be safe, while Western and Arab countries continue to evacuate their nationals and diplomats, and Washington has authorized sending an additional 1,000 soldiers to help evacuate the Americans.

In Kabul, a Taliban spokesman stated that "there is no danger to foreign embassies and diplomatic missions in Kabul."

Pentagon officials said hundreds of US embassy employees in Kabul have been evacuated.

Reuters also quoted US officials as saying that the Pentagon had authorized the dispatch of an additional 1,000 troops to Kabul to assist in the process of evacuating the Americans, bringing the total number sent to Afghanistan temporarily to 6,000.

Officials in Washington told Fox News that the commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Scott Miller, met with Taliban leaders in Doha, and warned them not to attack the Americans during the evacuation from Kabul.

CBS quoted a US official as saying that sending more combat troops to Kabul Airport is on the table, stressing that securing Kabul Airport and evacuating embassy staff are top priorities.

The official added that the US military assumed responsibility for air traffic control at Kabul airport.

A Pentagon official also told AFP that Kabul International Airport would remain open for commercial flights.

This came after reports that a state of chaos prevails at Kabul Airport, amid intense flights of helicopters carrying members of foreign diplomatic missions.

As previously reported by Reuters, an official in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stated that all civilian flights from Kabul airport were suspended, and only military aircraft were allowed to fly.


European countries

In the same context, European Union spokesman Peter Stano told Al Jazeera that intensive, urgent and complex efforts are being made to ensure the safety of European Union crews in Afghanistan.

European Council President Charles Michel also stated that the safety of EU citizens and mission staff in Afghanistan is a priority in the short term.

The British Home Office said it was working to protect its citizens and help former British employees who are eligible to leave Afghanistan.

In Paris, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said - in a statement - that his country decided to move its embassy in Afghanistan to an area near Kabul Airport, and added that "by order of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Armed Forces will deploy in the coming hours military reinforcements and air forces in the UAE until The first evacuations to Abu Dhabi can begin."


Arab countries

In turn, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that it is working to facilitate the evacuation of several diplomatic missions from Afghanistan through UAE airports.

For its part, the Saudi Press Agency stated that "all members of the Kingdom's embassy in Kabul were evacuated, and they arrived home in full health and wellness."

These rapid developments come after the Taliban announced its control of the presidential palace in Kabul, while President Ashraf Ghani left the country.