Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans
NATO allies have sent troops back to Afghanistan this weekend to protect evacuations of their own.
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NATO allies have sent troops back to Afghanistan this weekend to protect evacuations of their own.
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan over after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul while Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens amid chaos at the airport as frantic Afghans searched for a way out. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as the militants entered the capital virtually unopposed, saying he wanted to avoid
“We will not allow anyone to use our lands to target anyone, and we do not want to harm others," says Taliban spokesperson.
“We will not allow anyone to use our lands to target anyone, and we do not want to harm others," says Taliban spokesperson.
The chop of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport punctuated a frantic rush by thousands of other foreigners and Afghans to flee to safety as well, as a stunningly swift Taliban takeover entered the heart of Afghanistan’s capital.