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Afghanistan Taliban Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: The US troops fired shots in the air at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport as the crowd mobbed the tarmac on Monday.
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Afghanistan Taliban Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: The US troops fired shots in the air at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport as crowd mobbed the tarmac on Monday. US forces confirmed to Reuters that they were forced to fire in air to prevent Afghans running onto tarmac to board military flights.
On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country, hours after Taliban fighters showed up on the outskirts of Kabul and their chiefs demanded transfer of power to avoid bloodshed.
Meanwhile, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that Western diplomats have been evacuated from Kabul. “All Embassy personnel are located on the premises of Hamid Karzai International Airport, whose perimeter is secured by the US Military,” Price said.
More than 60 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Qatar and the UK, have issued a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports and border crossings must remain open. The US has said that it would deploy as many as 6,000 of its troops at the Kabul airport to ensure safe departure of its citizens and those from its friends and allies from Afghanistan.
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose country holds the rotating G7 presidency, on Monday called for the grouping's leaders to discuss Afghanistan and to prevent a humanitarian fall-out from the Taliban takeover, news agency AFP reported.
Downing Street said PM Johnson "outlined his intention to host a virtual meeting... in the coming days", during a call to French President Emmanuel Macron when he stressed the need for a "unified approach" to the situation.
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"For the last 20 years, terrorist organizations such as the Islamic States & Al-Qaeda have gathered & developed in Afghanistan, posting a serious threat to international & regional peace & security. Afghanistan must never again become a haven for terrorists": China's Dy Permanent Rep to UN Geng Shuang
"This is the bottom line that must be held firmly for any future political solution in Afghanistan. We hope that Talibani Afghanistan is going to live its commitment & make a clean break from terrorist organizations," he added.
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