Taliban seize Afghanistan Evacuation flights halted

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As the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul and assumed control of the Afghan capital, 26 countries led by the US urged the Islamic group to let Afghans leave the country, warning of accountability for human rights abuse.

President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday as the Taliban entered the city, saying he wanted to “avoid bloodshed.” He did not disclose his location but reports claimed that Mr. Ghani had flown to Tajikistan along with national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib and other close associates.

American diplomats were evacuated from their embassy by helicopter to the airport while thousands of people rushed to the airport, desperate to leave the country.

It comes as Boris Johnson will hold a third emergency Cobra meeting on the deteriorating situation in the country this afternoon, as the UK continues attempts to evacuate British citizens and Afghan people granted refuge, No 10 has said.

Downing Street says it has ‘no target’ for Kabul evacuations

No 10 has said that it currently has “no target” for Afghan refugees that could be granted asylum in Britain.

It comes after Canada pledged to assist resettling 20,000 vulnerable Afghans threatened by the Taliban.

Downing Street stressed the government wanted to work with international leaders to agree a “unified approach”.

Evacuations paused to clear airfield of people trying to flee

The US military has paused all its evacuation flights in order to clear the Kabul airport airfield, a senior defense official said.

It comes after extraordinary images show panicked Afghan people crowding on to the tarmac in large numbers, and clinging onto departing US military aircraft in a bid to escape the country.

A spokesperson for the German foreign ministry has also confirmed that no evacuation flights are currently leaving Kabul airport because of overcrowding.

UK ambassador to Afghanistan remains in the country – No10 confirm

UK ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristow, who started a post in June, remains in-country “leading the work to get people out” and “check through visa applications” of those being evacuated, No 10 said today.

There was a particular concern for the safety of Afghans who worked with British forces when they were in the country as interpreters and in other roles amid fears of reprisals if they fall into the hands of the insurgents.

Desperate Afghans climb onto plane during takeoff as crowds try to flee Taliban

Desperate Afghans have been filmed climbing onto a US air force plane as crowds of people attempt to flee the Taliban.

The jarring scenes, filmed in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, captured swarms of citizens chasing the plane as it began driving down the runway.

A group of young men is seen climbing onto the plane’s wheels and undersides of its wings hoping to flee the city now overrun by militant Taliban forces.

Other videos, seen by the Independent, appear to capture bodies falling off the plane after it had reached altitude.

It comes after crowds were filmed swarming Kabul Airport.

Taliban seize Afghanistan – live: Evacuation flights halted over overcrowding as ‘five dead’ at Kabul airport

Desperate Afghans have been filmed climbing onto a US air force plane as crowds of people attempt to flee the Taliban. The jarring scenes, filmed in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, captured swarms of citizens chasing the plane as it began driving down the runway.A group of young men is seen climbing onto the plane’s wheels and undersides of its wings hoping to flee the city now overrun by militant Taliban forces. Other videos, seen by the Independent, appear to capture bodies falling off the plane after it had reached altitude. It comes after crowds were filmed swarming Kabul Airport.

Conservative MP predicts ‘major hit on West like 9/11’ after fall of Afghanistan to Taliban

A leading Conservative MP has predicted a “major” terrorist attack on the West following the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

Tobias Ellwood, the chairman of the defense select committee, said the UK and its allies would come to “regret” the consequences of pulling troops out of the country, writes The Independent’s, Adam Forrest.

The influential MP claimed Afghanistan would become a “haven” for terrorists once again – warning that radical Islamist groups would be keen to demonstrate the futility of two decades of Western intervention.

Chair of defense select committee says the country will again become ‘haven’ for terrorists

First flight carrying evacuated British citizens arrives in UK

The first British repatriation flight from Afghanistan landed in the UK on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

Embassy staff and other British nationals arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire hours after the Taliban overran Kabul.

The evacuation, part of Operation Pitting, was assisted by members of the 16 Air Assault Brigade, who reached Afghanistan on Sunday as the security situation in the country worsened.

‘Some people won’t get back,’ defense secretary admits

China willing to develop ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban

China is willing to develop “friendly relations” with the Taliban, a Beijing foreign ministry spokeswoman said.

“China respects the right of the Afghan people to independently determine their own destiny”

Boris Johnson set to hold third Cobra meeting on Afghanistan crisis

Boris Johnson will hold a third emergency Cobra meeting on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan this afternoon, as the UK continues attempts to evacuate British citizens and Afghan people granted refuge, No 10 has said.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson said 370 people had been evacuated on Saturday and Sunday, with “significant numbers” in the coming days.

“Hundreds every day will be leaving on flights, but it is a fluid situation,” they said.

They also confirmed reports that the UK ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, is still helping the effort to process visas at Kabul International airport, writes The Independent’s political correspondent Ashley Cowburn.

Crowds scale jet bridge at Kabul airport in desperate bid to escape Taliban

In astonishing scenes at Kabul airport on Monday, scores of desperate Afghanis were seen scaling the air bridge of an aircraft from all sides in a last-ditch attempt to escape the Taliban.

Videos on social media showed chaotic scenes as thousands of people rushed to escape the country after the Taliban captured the capital, writes The Independent’s, Shweta Sharma.

People climbed on the stairs leading to the plane from all sides and some were seen dangling from it, videos showed.

Several people died amid chaos on the first day of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Journalists’ homes searched by the Taliban, reporter says

Three journalists’ homes have been searched by the Taliban in the space of an hour, according to a reporter.

Mustafa Kazemi, a journalist for Radio Free Europe, said that Kabul is “now becoming deadly”.

He also said: “Many have started counting their final hours of life in Kabul. Nobody knows what happens next.”

References

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-taliban-news-live-updates-kabul-b1903110.html

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