Thousands of Afghans are still gathering at Kabul Airport, hoping to enter one of the latest flights, despite the threat of a terrorist attack there, reports TV3 News.
Full information is still lacking, but it is clear that the number of victims of the terrorist attack at Kabul airport this week could reach as many as 200, including 13 US soldiers. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has promised revenge on those responsible, and the US armed forces have now announced that this has happened.
An attack planner from the terrorist group Islamic State was killed in a remote-controlled plane or drone strike in eastern Afghanistan. The civilian population has not suffered. The Pentagon has also clarified the initial information provided about the terrorist attack at Kabul airport – there was only one suicide bomber, not two. However, further terrorist acts cannot be ruled out.
Jena Psaki, White House Press Secretary
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“The national security team, which the president and vice president met today, warned that another attack was credible. Our forces are currently complying with maximum security measures at and around Kabul Airport. “
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The evacuation of Western citizens and Allied Afghans from Afghanistan continues. Despite the risk, thousands gather at the airport hoping to be on one of the flights. The Taliban are even opening fire in the air, trying to control the crowd somehow.
“Many countries have already completed the evacuation, but the joint US-led mission is still on track. With British participation. It is now known that the attack on Kabul airport also killed UK citizens, ”explains the White House spokeswoman.
“Unfortunately, as the last hours of the operation approach, there will be people who will not go through, even though they qualify for it. I can tell them that we will do our best to help you, “said the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson.
Johnson stresses that the Taliban will be required to ensure the safe escape of people from Afghanistan beyond 31 August. That would be one of the preconditions for any relationship with the Western world.
Meanwhile, the United Nations continues to raise concerns about the rapid depletion of humanitarian stocks in the country, including food. Deliveries through Kabul Airport are no longer taking place. If a severe drought begins, millions may need help.
Stefan Dujaričs, UN Representative
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“The United Nations will stay here and help. We have been working with people in Afghanistan for decades. Our mission is to stay here and do everything we can to help the already hard-hit Afghan people.
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The Allied mission in Afghanistan and the evacuation are expected to be completed in a few days, on 31 August.-
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