In Afghanistan, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops has been completed, as armed Taliban prepare for the inauguration of a new administration, governments are accelerating talks with the Taliban to safely leave those who could not evacuate. I am.
Kabul airport, which US forces withdrew, the Taliban is placed under management, we aim to resume the flight of the private sector, but it does not stand the prospect of resumption.
Under these circumstances, Foreign Minister Muhammad of Qatar in the Middle East, where the Taliban has a political office, said at a meeting on August 31, "The reopening of the airport is one of the most important issues for the freedom of movement promised by the Taliban." He stated that he intends to continue discussions with the Taliban to assist in the operation of the airport.
The British government has also dispatched a special envoy of Prime Minister Johnson to Doha, the capital of Qatar, and has begun discussions with the Taliban so that its citizens and local collaborators remaining in Afghanistan can safely evacuate.
The Indian government also revealed on August 31 that the ambassador to Qatar met with the local Taliban top for the first time to discuss safe evacuation and requested that Afghanistan not be a hotbed of terrorism. bottom.
The Taliban is preparing for the inauguration of a new government, but the focus is on how far it will cooperate with the international community over the safe evacuation required by governments.
Kabul Airport after the withdrawal of the U.S. military ...
Foreign media are reporting on the state of Kabul International Airport immediately after the withdrawal of US troops.
Of these, the footage shot by Agence France-Presse on August 31 shows Taliban fighters raising a white flag and taking a commemorative photo in a platoon on the premises of the airport where the U.S. military withdrew. increase.
You can also see in the airport hangar that the cockpit has been destroyed and a helicopter with a large hole in the aircraft has been left unattended.
More than 70 aircraft are believed to have been destroyed at the airport, according to Reuters and other sources, and US troops reportedly destroyed the aircraft before the troops withdrew.
"The airport is a symbol of national sovereignty and I hoped that American aircraft would not be destroyed, but unfortunately most of the aircraft and airport facilities were destroyed," a Taliban executive told the media about the situation at the airport. It has been done. We will resume the operation of the airport for the benefit of the country. "