Awaiting international resolutions regarding Afghanistan..ISIS claims missile attack on Kabul airport

The UN Security Council will hold a session on Monday evening to vote on a draft resolution on the safe passage of those wishing to leave Afghanistan, in conjunction with another meeting of the Group of Seven, with the participation of Turkey and Qatar, a day before the completion of the US withdrawal from the country.

In turn, Reuters news agency said that ISIS claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Kabul airport on Monday, and quoted a statement by the organization that "it targeted Kabul International Airport, with six (Katyusha) missiles, and the injuries were verified."

A source in the Taliban had told Al-Jazeera that 5 missiles were fired at the airport today, and a US official said that an American anti-missile system intercepted the missiles without causing casualties among the Americans, according to preliminary information, while the White House made it clear that the evacuation process was not affected as a result of the attack.

In a related context, the US Department of Defense said that it is committed to the deadline for the exit of US forces and diplomats from Afghanistan.

And Fox News quoted the Pentagon as saying that tomorrow, Tuesday, 11:59, Kabul time, is the deadline for its forces and diplomats to leave Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, a Taliban source told Al-Jazeera that the movement will take over security supervision at the airport after the withdrawal is completed, and that it is holding consultations with Turkey and Qatar regarding technical support.

While more than 90 countries announced that they had received guarantees from the Taliban to evacuate their nationals, Britain questioned the movement's commitments.

In a related context, the US Politico website revealed that a secret Pentagon report shows that its senior officials knew of an imminent threat 24 hours before the Kabul attack, which took place on Thursday and killed dozens, including 13 American soldiers.

intense meetings

The Group of Seven will hold a meeting later today, Monday, with the participation of Qatar and Turkey, to discuss the future of Afghanistan, and simultaneously, France and Britain are expected to present a draft resolution in the UN Security Council proposing the establishment of a safe zone in Kabul, and these developments come while Washington announced that the Taliban movement provided guarantees to more than 90 A country on the exit of its nationals from Afghanistan after the end of this month.

The meeting of the Group of Seven (USA, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan), Qatar and Turkey will discuss the developments of the evacuation process in Afghanistan, the management of Kabul Airport after the deadline for the withdrawal of foreign forces tomorrow, Tuesday, and the future of the political process in the country.

On Sunday, the US State Department announced in a statement that the meeting - in which representatives of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will also participate - will discuss "a coordinated approach for the coming days and weeks" on Afghanistan.

Simultaneously, the permanent members of the UN Security Council will hold a meeting today on developments in Afghanistan, while the council will hold a session to vote on a draft resolution on safe passage for those wishing to leave Afghanistan, a day before the completion of the US withdrawal from the country.

Britain's dealings with the Taliban

During today's meetings, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to lay down some broad outlines on how to deal with the Taliban on a practical basis as the movement must demonstrate that it will implement its counter-terrorism commitments made in Doha.

And the British newspaper, The Times, reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had received warnings from military, MPs and diplomats that the country would face the biggest terrorist threat in years, in conjunction with his offer of diplomatic recognition to the Taliban, on the condition that it prevent Afghanistan from becoming an incubator of global terrorism again, he said.

The newspaper said Johnson had raised the possibility of establishing a Taliban embassy in London, which officials said should happen in a joint framework with the Group of Seven and after the formation of a new government.

The newspaper stressed that the organization is opposed to the Taliban and hostile, and there is no evidence that it has the capabilities to launch attacks from Afghanistan.

No direct conversation with the movement

For his part, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he did not want to talk himself with the Taliban about the departure of Afghans who are looking for protection.

In his statements to him in Uzbekistan, Maas added that there is a German envoy negotiating with representatives of the Taliban movement in the Qatari capital, Doha, and this is the channel that Berlin uses and will continue in this way.

It is noteworthy that the German Foreign Minister is currently on a tour of 5 countries related to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, and is expected to arrive in Doha tomorrow.

The German Foreign Minister will discuss in Doha major files on Afghanistan, foremost of which is the international dealings with the Taliban (Reuters)

For his part, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christopher Burger said that the State of Qatar is one of Germany's main points of contact on all issues related to Afghanistan.

He added at a press conference in Berlin in response to a question by Al Jazeera about the issues that German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas intends to discuss in Doha that Berlin will discuss with Doha a number of key files on Afghanistan, on top of which is the international community's political dealing with the Taliban movement, the operation of the civilian airport in Kabul and other issues.

Afghan refugees

In another context, the Organization of the Council of Europe called on its 47 members to receive Afghan refugees, pointing to the ability of European countries individually and collectively to ensure their protection.

The organization stressed in a statement that the arrival of Afghan refugees may present a challenge, but they must be dealt with in accordance with human rights principles, and considered that combating irregular migration does not come at the expense of human rights.

The organization warned against exploiting the difficulties that some countries might face to weaken the protection system in Europe, calling on member states to speed up their preparations to receive Afghan refugees.