Today, Friday, the Taliban expanded its consultations with local actors to form a political system that would lead the country, and while the evacuation of Westerners and their collaborators continued through Kabul Airport, foreign reactions to the new rulers of Afghanistan varied.
The following are the most prominent events related to Afghanistan, 6 days after the Taliban took control of the reins of power in Kabul and the head of the Western-backed government fled to the Emirates.
Government formation consultations
Afghan Reconciliation Committee Chairman Abdullah Abdullah said that he and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai had detailed talks with the Taliban regarding negotiations and the political system.
In turn, a Taliban official revealed that the movement will offer some members of the former regime to take positions in the new government, in which he said that women will have a role.
A member of the Taliban's political bureau, Anas Haqqani, also met with clans and civil society activists, as part of the movement's expansion of the consultation process to form a political system that would lead the country.
Evacuations and tension at the airport
The vicinity of Kabul airport witnessed shooting to disperse hundreds of Afghans trying to enter the airport in an attempt to leave the country.
A Taliban official said the movement would provide safe passage to the airport for Afghan citizens and foreigners wishing to leave.
He added that a number of countries and organizations are communicating with the Taliban to help evacuate their citizens or employees from Kabul.
reverse migration
In exchange for the wave of fleeing from Afghanistan, Pakistan on Friday allowed a group of Afghans to return to their country from the Torkham land crossing between the two countries, and also allowed a number of cargo trucks to pass through the crossing in coordination with the Taliban.
Hundreds of trucks were seen parked on the sides of the main roads leading to the border crossing gates, waiting to be allowed to pass.
statement from NATO
A statement by NATO foreign ministers said the alliance's current mission is to fulfill its commitments to the safe evacuation of nationals of allied countries and cooperating Afghans.
The statement called on the new authority in Kabul to facilitate access to the airport, and called for the formation of a government representing all parties, and demanded not to turn Afghanistan into a safe haven for those he described as terrorists.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the need for the Taliban to secure safe passage for all foreigners and Afghans who want to leave the country.
Stoltenberg added that the evacuation is the most pressing issue in Afghanistan today, pointing out that the NATO meeting will also discuss the challenges facing Afghanistan in the medium and long term.
German satisfaction
The German Foreign Ministry said that there are positive signs of the outcomes of its talks with the Taliban.
In turn, the German army announced that it will send military helicopters tomorrow, Saturday, to evacuate the stranded in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and remote areas.
Putin warns
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the fragmentation of the Afghan state must be prevented.
During a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow, Putin said he must prevent the spread of terrorists next to the countries of Afghanistan, including those who hide as refugees, and warned of the collapse of the Afghan state.
Putin criticized the "irresponsible" Western policy that seeks to "impose external values" on the Afghans.
"This will to build democracy in other countries according to external models must be stopped, without taking into account historical, national or religious specificities, in complete disregard for the traditions that govern the lives of other peoples," he said, adding, "I think this is the lesson of Afghanistan."
The Russian president stressed that the Taliban control "almost all of (Afghanistan) territory", considering that this "reality must be taken into account in order not to allow the collapse of the Afghan state."
Criticism in America and interrogation in Britain
US President Joe Biden is expected to speak about the evacuation efforts today, Friday, after he faced a storm of criticism over his handling of the issue of the withdrawal of forces negotiated by the previous US administration.
And media in Britain reported that the heads of British intelligence services may be subject to questioning because of intelligence failures.
Several British officials remained on vacation despite the outbreak of the crisis in Afghanistan, and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab came under fire for his response to the crisis.
The German and Australian governments are also facing calls to do more and expedite the evacuation of threatened citizens and Afghans.
Criticism of NATO and other Western powers escalated as images of chaos and desperation spread to thousands of Afghans collaborating with foreign forces at Kabul airport.