In an illustration of the messy situation on the ground at Kabul airport, German officials revealed that a German military plane left the Afghan capital carrying just seven evacuees, while thousands waited desperately at the airport. The Airbus A400M plane, which is designed to carry 114 passengers, landed on Monday night in Kabul after hours of delays. “The images of desperation at Kabul airport are shameful for the political West,” he said, calling the situation in Afghanistan a “human tragedy for which we share responsibility”. German special forces travelling into Kabul on the same flight were at the same time deployed with the task of securing future evacuations. Foreign Minister Maas said that Taliban checks at Kabul airport are making it more difficult to evacuate Afghans who worked for Western forces.

Source: The Local August 17, 2021 09:45 UTC