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The German military said its forces and those from the United States were
involved in the battle.
The airport has been the site of mass evacuations by Western nations,
particularly the United States, since the Taliban’s seizure of the Afghan capital a
week ago.
Tens of thousands of Afghans have flooded the Kabul airport in hopes of getting
a place on one of the evacuation flights, fearing a return to the harsh
interpretation of Islamic law practiced when the Taliban controlled the country
20 years ago.
The United States has fallen short of evacuating 5,000 to 9,000 people per day
and chaotic scenes at and around the airport have prompted criticism of the U.S.
effort.
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking during a visit Monday to Singapore, said
there will be plenty of time later to analyze what has taken place, emphasizing
that the primary mission is “evacuating people from that region who deserve to
be evacuated.”
The Taliban on Sunday blamed the United States for the chaos around Kabul’s
airport.
The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed the deaths of seven Afghans near
the airport on Saturday.
“There is peace and calm all over the country,” Amir Khan Mutaqi, a top Taliban
leader asserted, saying, “there is chaos only at Kabul airport.”
“America, with all its power and capabilities, and with their president paying
direct attention to the evacuation process, they have failed to bring order to the
airport,” Mutaqi said in an audio statement shared with media.
The U.S. and other countries have brought in troops to manage the evacuation
effort at the airport.
Taliban leaders stressed Afghanistan wants good relations with the U.S. and the
global community, but the chaotic evacuation is hurting their goodwill among
Afghans. Mutaqi said the crisis has prevented airports across the country from
transporting Afghans to and from Kabul, adding to problems facing the war-
ravaged nation.
Some information for this report came from the Associated Press and Reuters.
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