Taliban has stopped planes carrying American and Afghan evacuees from leaving Afghanistan
As per reviews, the Taliban is believed to be holding a minimum of six planes carrying Americans and Afghan refugees in a hostage-like scenario at an airport in Afghanistan. The data was shared on September 5 by Rep. Michael McCaul, who’s a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He mentioned that the US State Department had cleared the flights, however “the Taliban will not let them leave the airport.”
New: CBS has discovered a number of flights are being held on the bottom on the Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Northern Afghanistan… by the Taliban. 1/— Ruffini (@EenaRuffini) September 5, 2021
He additional added, “In fact, we have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now.”
When host Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace requested him concerning the calls for Talibs are making for the discharge, he mentioned, “Well, they are not clearing airplanes to depart. They’ve sat at the airport for the last couple of days, these planes, and they’re not allowed to leave. We know the reason why is because the Taliban want something in exchange. This is really, Chris, turning into a hostage situation where they’re not going to allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America.”
CBS News reported that the State Department informed the members of Congress that planes are able to evacuate American residents and inexperienced card holders from Afghanistan to Qatar. However, the flights are presently being held at Mazar-i-Sharif by the Taliban.
A Congressional supply knowledgeable CBS information that Talibs are holding the Americans hostages to “get more out of them”. There are round 600-1200 folks on these flights, together with 19 Americans ready for OK from Talibs at a location exterior the airport.
“The U.S. airfield in Qatar that has been standing by, ready to receive, is now beginning to pack up,” Marina LeGree, the chief director, informed CBS News. “We hope visibility will add pressure to force a solution. Six days of talks are not encouraging.” 5/— Ruffini (@EenaRuffini) September 5, 2021
The reviews additional urged that the State Department, in an electronic mail, have requested the members of Congress to tell people who find themselves attempting to go away Afghanistan by way of Mazar-i-Sharif that the US authorities don’t have air property within the nation and the airspace is now not beneath US’ management. It additional added that the State Department was providing steering and help to non-public entities on the airport “with an emphasis on safety.”
An electronic mail from the State Department to members of congress — and considered by CBS — acknowledged that constitution flights are nonetheless on the bottom on the Mazar-i-Sharif airstrip and have permission to land in Doha “if and when the Taliban agrees to takeoff. 2/— Ruffini (@EenaRuffini) September 5, 2021
McCaul claimed that there are a whole lot of Americans nonetheless ready for the evacuation from Afghanistan. He additional added that not even a single American had been evacuated since US troops left on August 31. He mentioned, “I’ve been given the answer in the classified space, but it’s in the hundreds. We have hundreds of American citizens left behind enemy lines in Afghanistan as I speak. And also, very sadly, the interpreters who worked with our special forces, almost all of them were left behind and were not let in the gates at the airport at HKI [Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul] to get out.”
He added, “Obviously, we’re hopeful that, in the coming days, the Qataris will be able to resume air service out of Kabul. And, if they do, we’re obviously going to look to see if Americans can be part of those flights. We are going to find ways to get them — the ones that want to leave, to get them out of Afghanistan. This problem is going to get worse, not better, and it’s — we have left them behind. That’s the basic creed of the military.”
Ron Klain, Chief of Staff, White House, mentioned that there are round 100 Americans within the nation and US Administration is attempting to get them out. He mentioned, “We are going to find ways to get them — the ones that want to leave — to get them out of Afghanistan. We know many of them to have family members, many of them want to stay, but the ones that want to leave, we’re going to get them out,” whereas speaking to CNN.
He additional added, “Obviously, we’re hopeful that, in the coming days, the Qataris will be able to resume air service out of Kabul. And, if they do, we’re obviously going to look to see if Americans can be part of those flights. We are going to find ways to get them — the ones that want to leave, to get them out of Afghanistan.”
President Joe Biden has confronted flake from the lawmakers for finishing the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan although some Americans had been nonetheless caught within the war-hit nation. Klain ‘hoped’ that within the coming days remaining Americans would get evacuated from Afghanistan.
