British High Command said it is working with the Taliban to help Kabul calm down and allow people to go to the airport.


Still image of Nick Carter talking to the BBC

General Nick Carter talking to the BBC on August 18, 2021. BBC

  • General Nick Carter said British troops were “cooperating” with the Taliban to prevent confusion.

  • “The Taliban provide adequate security around the airport,” he said, “calming” Kabul.

  • He said he was “quite confident” that the Taliban was giving Britain space to evacuate people.

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The British High Command said it was working with the Taliban to calm Kabul and allow people to reach the airport.

General Nick Carter, Chief of Defense, Said to “BBC Breakfast” on Wednesday Britain was “cooperating” with the Taliban to maintain peace in the capital of Afghanistan and allow people to reach the airport.

“It’s okay at this point. There’s always the challenge of an isolated terrorist attack. What we’re most worried about is the potential brought about by the desperate Afghans trying to get to the airport. I think it’s a kind of obstacle. “He said.

“And, of course, those images I saw over the weekend will come to people’s minds,” he added.

A video earlier this week showed what people are trying to do Force planes their way Cling to the outside of the move Desperate military aircraft..The video appeared in show peOpul hanging from the outside of the aircraft falling from the sky.

Carter said: “But we are working with the Taliban. The Taliban provide adequate security around the airport. They are calming the city of Kabul. Based on that, we are given I’m pretty sure. Space to do what we have to do. “

Countries are trying to evacuate civilians as well as Afghans who have supported the military or may be particularly at risk from the Taliban, but are hampered by the turmoil at the airport.

There was also Report Taliban fighters are beating people trying to reach the airport.

Carter too I told Sky News on Wednesday: “We are working with the Taliban in the field and it seems like a very simple relationship.”

“They keep the city of Kabul very safe and really very calm. They are helping us at the airport.”

He also said the militants “avoid public turmoil.”

“What we don’t get is reports of medieval behavior as we’ve seen in the past,” he added.

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