After the official end of French operations, a dialogue was opened with the new Afghan leaders, the President of the Republic said this Saturday evening. The aim is to “protect and repatriate Afghans” who are still at risk. –
Hope for those left behind. From «discussions» were initiated with the Taliban in order to “Protect and repatriate Afghans” at risk since the change of regime in Kabul on August 15. This was announced this Saturday evening by French President Emmanuel Macron, while the French evacuation operations have officially ended since Friday evening.
These potential new departures are planned jointly with Qatar which, in the context of its discussions with the Taliban, has the possibility of“Arrange airlift operations”, said the head of state during a press conference in Baghdad, after a regional summit.
Nearly 3,000 people evacuated by France
Between the establishment of the French airlift on August 17 and its stop this Friday evening, 2,834 people were evacuated by air force planes, including 142 French, 17 Europeans and more than 2 600 Afghans, also indicated Emmanuel Macron. These operations took place thanks to “About fifteen flights” across the United Arab Emirates, explained the head of state.
After days of chaos, order and calm were back on Saturday at Kabul airport, where Taliban fighters handed over Afghan exile to the Americans for evacuation. The thousands of Afghans gathered for days at the gates of the airport to take place on one of the flights chartered by the West were no longer visible.
Nevertheless, tension remains very high around Kabul airport in the face of terrorist threats, as the United States announced that it had killed two ISIS officials in response to Thursday’s attack. The suicide attack caused more than 100 deaths, including 13 American soldiers, near one of the airport gates, and frightened those who hoped to flee the new Taliban regime to a better future in the West.
The last American troops are due to leave Afghanistan on Tuesday, on the August 31 deadline negotiated with the Taliban.
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