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Taliban agrees to allow Afghans to leave: US
The Taliban will allow all foreign nationals and Afghan citizens with travel authorisation from another country to leave Afghanistan, according to a joint statement issued by Britain, the United States and other countries.
“We have received assurances from the Taliban that all foreign nationals and any Afghan citizen with travel authorization from our countries will be allowed to proceed in a safe and orderly manner to points of departure and travel outside the country,” they said in the statement posted to US State Department’s website.
“We have the clear expectation of and commitment from the Taliban that they can travel to our respective countries,” read the statement.
The statement said the countries, which also included Australia, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Japan, France, Spain and many others, would continue to issue travel documents to designated Afghans.
This comes after the U.S. troops have begun their withdrawal from Kabul airport, the Pentagon said on Saturday, as the evacuation efforts from the Afghan capital entered the final stages.