Doha: Qatar on Wednesday urged the Taliban to ensure a “safe passage” for people who still wanted to leave Afghanistan after a chaotic US-led evacuation ended.
More than 123,000 foreign nationals and Afghanistan escaped from the country in the airlift surgery the hustle and bustle ended on Tuesday, but more desperate to leave.
“We emphasize the Taliban problem of freedom of moves and that there is a safe part for people to go and enter if they really hope,” Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said at a press conference after a meeting with the Netherlands with the Netherlands, Sigrid KAAG.
“We hope to see this commitment fulfilled in the near future when the airport starts the operation again and that it happens smoothly, without obstacles for anyone who wants to go or come to Afghanistan.” US officials said Kabul Airport was in poor condition, with most of the basic infrastructure degraded or destroyed.
Taliban fighters are celebrated with a shootout on Tuesday after the last US forces left Kabul after the war two decades.
Kaag said the Dutch would move his kabul diplomatic mission to Qatar, following a similar movement by the United States and England.
Qatar organizes negotiations between the Taliban and the United States in recent years and is a transit point for around 43,000 evakares from Afghanistan.
“I have asked His Majesty with very friendly to agree to the relocation of the Dutch Embassy from Kabul to Doha,” Kaag told reporters.
He also emphasized “the importance of ensuring that Afghanistan no longer continued to be a base for terrorist organizations”.
“I also asked (Qatar’s foreign minister) to employ the influence and context to truly help all parties in Afghanistan, to reach an inclusive political agreement that ensures the stability and prosperity in the future.” The US stormed Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban government in 2001 after an 9/11 attack by Al-Qaeda, who was looking for protection in the country.
Western Capitals feat Afghanistan can return to being a paradise for extremists who bend attacks.
Gulf countries, including Qatar, have acted as staging posts for evacuation flights for Western citizens, as well as Afghanistan translators, journalists, and others.