Share:Earlier in the day, the US State Department confirmed that the evacuation of American Embassy employees to the Kabul Airport had been completed. A majority of western diplomats have left Kabul, Afghanistan, as the city has fallen under the control of the Taliban. According to US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, the evacuation of American Embassy employees to the Kabul Airport has also been fully completed. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has confirmed that the Kabul International Airport has since resumed commercial flights suspended over the seizure of the city by Taliban militants. The Taliban seized Kabul without a fight on Sunday, 15 August, prompting President Ashraf Ghani to resign and reportedly leave the country.

Source: The Nation August 16, 2021 07:36 UTC