German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that her country wants to talk to the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan about how to evacuate local contractors who worked with Germany and are still there, while a member of the US House of Representatives called on his country's State Department to work with non-governmental organizations to conduct flights to evacuate vulnerable Americans and allies. danger in Afghanistan.

The German chancellor said in a press conference today that it was "encouraging that it was possible to re-use Kabul airport for evacuation flights," adding that she wanted to talk to the Taliban - who took control of the country in the middle of last month - about how to continue to transport citizens who worked with the development organization. Germany to safe areas outside Afghanistan.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the EU is ready to deal with the prospective Taliban government, but the movement must respect human rights, including women's rights, and not let Afghanistan become a base for terrorism.

Taliban rule in Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001 was marked by preventing women from studying and working, and many Afghans and foreign governments fear a return to such practices, but Taliban members say they have changed, but they have not yet decided what rules they will impose.


Western countries led by Washington established a huge air bridge on August 14, after the Taliban took control of Kabul, but the evacuations ended on the 30th of it, without being able to transport all Afghans wishing to leave the country, and the number of evacuees last month from Kabul reached 124 Alpha, the number includes US citizens, citizens of countries allied to Washington, and Afghan citizens who have cooperated with foreign forces and institutions in Afghanistan.

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In a related context, Republican Representative Mike Waltz called on the US State Department to work with non-governmental organizations, which he said are trying to obtain approval to operate charter flights to evacuate Americans and allies at risk who are still hiding in many Afghan cities near airports, awaiting permission to leave the country.

In a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Saturday, Waltz, a former White House official, said he had been told by a number of non-governmental organizations that chartered (non-scheduled) flights were "available, funded, and ready to fly" and that lists of crew and passengers on those flights were ready.

The Republican lawmaker said NGOs are willing to submit their passenger lists to allow the US government to conduct "appropriate screening and prioritization."

The State Department has yet to comment on Waltz's letter.

On the other hand, the White House Chief of Staff, Ron Klein, said that his country hopes that Qatar will be able in the coming days to restart international flights from the Afghan capital airport, in order to get the Americans who are still in Afghanistan.

In an interview with CNN, Klein said that the number of Americans who are still in Afghanistan is estimated at 100, and stressed that the administration of President Joe Biden will continue to work to get those who want to leave the country.