Qatar’s ambassador to Afghanistan announced on Saturday that the technical team could reopen Kabul’s airport for assistance and that commercial airlines would soon reopen.
The airport was closed as the United States left the Middle East at midnight local time after completing a major evacuation operation.
The special envoy said the airport runway was repaired in collaboration with Afghan authorities. He also said that there are already two domestic flights from Kabul to the cities of Qatar’s news channels Mazar-i-Sharif and Kandahar. Reported by Al Jazeera..
Earlier this week, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Tani said his government is still in talks with Turkey about whether Turkey could provide additional technical assistance at the airport. Said.
“We are working hard [and] The minister said at a press conference in Doha. “Hopefully in the next few days we will hear some good news.”
At a joint press conference in Ankara on August 2, Turkish Foreign Minister Mebrut Chabshuol said he was appreciating plans to provide assistance at the airport in Kabul.
Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said he would like to support Turkey if he agreed to support Qatar at the airport. Mr. Kerg said the Taliban still remain in the war-torn country and wants to provide a safe haven for those who want to leave the country.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that he would travel to Doha next week to thank Qatar’s leaders for their support in the evacuation effort.
Blinken also said at the same press conference that the US State Department is still in Afghanistan and “always in contact” with Americans who want to leave the country.
“We continue to maintain a channel of communication with the Taliban on important issues,” he said. “We have a dedicated team assigned to each of these American citizens and are in constant contact with them. We give them highly coordinated and very specific guidance. We offer, “he added.
The Republicans have called on the Biden administration to continue its relief efforts in Afghanistan, as they have received calls from people who are still stuck in Afghanistan.
In a desperate evacuation effort following the Taliban takeover, more than 124,000 civilians, including about 6,000 American citizens, managed to leave the country. The Biden administration estimates that 100 to 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan.
Masooma Haq and Reuters contributed to this report.
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