Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if US delays withdrawal
The Taliban will not agree to an extension of the evacuation mission from Afghanistan and is “warning of consequences” if it is prolonged beyond deadline.
The move would mean “extending occupation” and that is “a red line”, Suhail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban delegation in Doha, the capital of Qatar, said on Monday.
US President Joe Biden is expected to decide as soon as Tuesday on whether to extend that August 31 deadline to airlift Americans and their allies to safety.
A NATO official has said that at least 20 people have died in and around the airport in the past week as American citizens and vulnerable Afghans attempt to get to the facility.
An Afghan security guard has been killed in a firefight between unknown gunmen and Afghan forces at the north gate of Kabul airport, the German military said.
Three more people were injured in the gun battle on Monday morning that has also involved German and US forces, the German military said on Twitter.
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