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gunfight broke out near Kabul Airport, where people trying to leave Afghanistan are gathering. As the chaos continues and more people are trying to leave Afghanistan, voices are coming out that the deadline for the evacuation operation, centered on the United States, should be extended. However, the Taliban are pressing for a timely withdrawal.
Correspondent Kim A-young.
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gunfight took place near the north gate of Kabul Airport, Afghanistan on the 23rd local time.
One Afghan soldier was killed and three others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on Afghan government forces, Reuters reported.
The US seems to speed up the evacuation operation, such as evacuating 10,400 people by sending 28 transport planes in the last 24 hours alone.
However, there are also voices that it is virtually inevitable to extend the current withdrawal deadline set to 31 days.
[Joe Biden/President of the United States: I hope that the deadline does not have to be extended. However, I think there will be a discussion about how far things are going.] The
UK and Germany are expected to demand an extension of the time limit from the US at the 7 major summit meeting to be held today (24th) in video format.
The Taliban are under pressure to comply with the deadline.
[Suhail Shahin / Taliban spokesperson: (Until the 31st) can be said to be the limit line. If they continue to occupy, it will cause a backlash.]
With less than ten days left of the U.S. originally proposed withdrawal deadline, tensions are rising whether the issue of extending the deadline will become another variable in Afghanistan's situation.