Taliban tells BBC that Afghans can leave after 31 Aug with proper visas - BBC News

A Taliban flag flies in the main square of Kunduz city after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz, Afghanistan.CREDIT:AP

 

Taliban tells BBC that Afghans can leave after 31 Aug with proper visas - BBC News

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The Taliban are urging Afghan people to stay and rebuild their country but will not stand in the way of those who want to leave, if they have the correct documentation, a spokesman has told the BBC.

Suhail Shaheen said people could still leave on commercial flights after the deadline for foreign troops to leave by 31 August.

He said: "We are not putting hurdles in their way if they have a passport issued - they can go on commercial flights at any time. We want them to stay in the country but if they intend to go, they can... if they have the proper documents."

But he stressed there would be "consequences" if the foreign forces stayed beyond 31 August. He did not elaborate on what this would mean, saying only that the Taliban leadership would decide.

G7 members will meet virtually tomorrow to discuss whether to try to extend the 31 August deadline amid chaotic scenes at Kabul airport.

 

Afghanistan: Taliban refuses delay in foreign troop withdrawal | DW News

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00:00 Taliban reject evacuation extension
Dozens of people have already died outside the gates to Kabul airport. Thousands are still trying to leave Afghanistan and are crowding against the compound's fences, as international military personnel complete evacuations before the final US withdrawal. The European Union and the UK have called for an extension to the withdrawal deadline. But the Taliban responded with a warning that any delay would be met with unspecified "consequences".

03:42 Interview Marc Jacobson
Marc Jacobson, former Director of International Affairs at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, says that there are still thousands of people in Kabul that need to be evacuated.

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Massoud: Only way forward is through negotiation | Afghanistan News | Latest Updates | WION

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The Taliban have said that hundreds of their fighters are heading for the Panjshir Valley, the centre of the resistance in war-ravaged Afghanistan. The National Resistance Front's Ahmad Massoud has said he wanted to hold negotiations with the hardline Islamist group but that his forces were ready to fight.

 

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