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US-Taliban talks on Kabul evacuation operation

The president of USA Joe Biden had no contact with foreign leaders about it Afghanistan, after its fall Kabul, his advisor said on Tuesday Jake Sullivan. “He has not yet spoken to leaders of the international community,” said a White House official, according to APE.

He pointed out that the Taliban told the US they would provide safe passage for citizens to arrive at Kabul Airport.

On the other hand, as he noted, the US believes that the evacuation operation in Kabul may last until August 31 and conversations are in progress with the Taliban on the exact timetable.

Still, Sullivan said he is prematurity to say whether the US recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate governing power in Afghanistan. “Right now there is a chaotic situation in Kabul, where we do not even have the establishment of a governing body,” he said.

“At the end of the day, will depend on the Taliban to show the rest of the world who they are and how they intend to proceed. “Their previous performance was not good, but it is too early to answer that question now.”

According to him, most people who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to reach airport, but the US is considering reports that people have been expelled from there.

Pentagon: Direct line of communication between the US military and the Taliban

Earlier it became known that the USA strengthened their troops at Kabul airport to speed up departures, following the establishment of a line of communication between the US military guaranteeing safety on the runway at Kabul airport and the Taliban controlling the Afghan capital.

Thousands of American troops arrived at night and almost 800 people have left since Monday night, among 165 Americans, the general told the press Hank Taylor, a representative of the US General Staff.

The military aid, which is expected to continue in the coming days, will “accelerate” the evacuation of people and their transport by one flight per hour “over the next 24 hours,” he said. “To the best of our ability, we are counting 5,000 to 9,000 departures per dayGeneral Taylor added.

The military official stressed that the operations not were thwarted by the Taliban. “We have had no hostile interaction, no attack or threat from the Taliban,” he said.

After all, Afghan soldiers who not surrendered to the Taliban, managed to reach Kabul airport and took part in the expulsion of foreigners and Afghans. “We have 500 to 600 Afghan forces helping us ensure security,” he said.

The Pentagon spokesman John Kirby stated that a direct line of communication was established between the US military and the Taliban after the meeting on Sunday in Doha between the general Kenneth Mackenzie, head of the US central administration, and the Taliban leadership.

“Our commanders at the airport are in touch with Taliban commanders on the ground outside the airport, “he said, declining to give further details on the content of the talks.

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