The final stage of US-led evacuations from Kabul airport resumed on Friday morning, a day after devastating suicide bombings left more than 170 people dead and over 200 injured.
The evacuations and foreign troop withdrawals are planned to be completed by August 31, a deadline agreed with the Taliban.
The halt in airlift operations following the explosion and the end in sight for air evacuations had forced many people to head towards the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province in an attempt to flee Taliban rule in the country. At Torkham, Pakistani forces opened fire on Afghans when they rushed towards the crossing gate. Afghan media outlets reported that six Afghans were killed and several injured.
Several thousand Afghans are said to have fled into Pakistan using the Spin Boldak crossing point in southern Afghanistan. Locals described the scene at Spin Boldak as chaotic, with many of those who had travelled to the border not being allowed to cross into Pakistan.
In Kabul, hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients, with fewer staff available as many health experts had left the country after the Taliban grabbed power over a week ago. The condition of many patients was described as critical. A number of families were desperately searching for their loved ones, including children, after the explosion.
Meanwhile, reports from Kabul suggest that Taliban leaders have been planning to form an inclusive caretaker government as soon as possible.
The caretaker government, according to the Taliban, will have an “Amir-ul Momineen” (Commander of the Faithful) to lead the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They said a supreme leadership council has been convened to decide the form of the future government and to nominate ministers.
The focus currently is on nominations to key ministries, including law, defence, foreign affairs, finance, information and national security. The insurgent group is considering the names of the sons of several non-Pashtun warlords and tribal chiefs to be part of the caretaker setup. The group has not clarified the duration of the interim government.
There are also reports that the US has been insisting on bringing in some members of previous governments led by former presidents Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani. The CIA chief, according to Taliban sources, had suggested to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (a co-founder of the Taliban movement) during his recent visit to Kabul that he include members from past governments in the interim setup.
The evacuations and foreign troop withdrawals are planned to be completed by August 31, a deadline agreed with the Taliban.
The halt in airlift operations following the explosion and the end in sight for air evacuations had forced many people to head towards the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province in an attempt to flee Taliban rule in the country. At Torkham, Pakistani forces opened fire on Afghans when they rushed towards the crossing gate. Afghan media outlets reported that six Afghans were killed and several injured.
Several thousand Afghans are said to have fled into Pakistan using the Spin Boldak crossing point in southern Afghanistan. Locals described the scene at Spin Boldak as chaotic, with many of those who had travelled to the border not being allowed to cross into Pakistan.
In Kabul, hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients, with fewer staff available as many health experts had left the country after the Taliban grabbed power over a week ago. The condition of many patients was described as critical. A number of families were desperately searching for their loved ones, including children, after the explosion.
Meanwhile, reports from Kabul suggest that Taliban leaders have been planning to form an inclusive caretaker government as soon as possible.
The caretaker government, according to the Taliban, will have an “Amir-ul Momineen” (Commander of the Faithful) to lead the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They said a supreme leadership council has been convened to decide the form of the future government and to nominate ministers.
The focus currently is on nominations to key ministries, including law, defence, foreign affairs, finance, information and national security. The insurgent group is considering the names of the sons of several non-Pashtun warlords and tribal chiefs to be part of the caretaker setup. The group has not clarified the duration of the interim government.
There are also reports that the US has been insisting on bringing in some members of previous governments led by former presidents Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani. The CIA chief, according to Taliban sources, had suggested to Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (a co-founder of the Taliban movement) during his recent visit to Kabul that he include members from past governments in the interim setup.
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