Kabul: A Taliban official on Wednesday urged the former Afghan military pilot to remain in the country, said they were protected by national amnesty and would not face arrest.
Guarantee of Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid came after dozens of US-trained Afghan pilots leaving Tajikistan in the enchanted evacuation Tuesday, three months after they were looking for protection there from the takeover of the Afghan Taliban.
Afghanistan Air Force Pilot played a key role, with their colleagues in the US, in a 20-year war against Taliban guerrillas which ended with the departure of foreign troops at the end of August.
Air strikes caused severe casualties between the Taliban and repeatedly drove them from their captured position in various parts of the country.
As Afghan government supported by US collapsed and Taliban took over in mid-August, dozens of Afghan pilots fled to Central Asian countries, including Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
It is not clear how many military pilots and members of the crew remain in Afghanistan, the level of risk they face or the extent to which the Taliban guarantee can be trusted.
Over the past three months, there have been several reports of murder of revenge by the Taliban, but not on, large-organized scales.
A US defense official confirmed Wednesday that around 140 pilots, along with other personnel, was flown from Tajikistan to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
It is very likely that refugees will finally come to the United States, the official said, who spoke with anonymous requirements to discuss the operation had not been published.
Tajik media reported that in all, 191 Afghans, including 143 pilots, was flown to Emirates.
Asked about Airlift, Mujahid said that Afghanistan needed a pilot and that all was forgiven.
“My message is, there is no security problem for them (Afghan pilots) in Afghanistan, there are no plans to arrest them, national amnesty announced,” he said.
He said, pilot, whether in the military or in civil aviation, “ can be in service Their country.
“” Very regrettable that a number of pilots have left, or they will leave, “he added.
Separately, a spokesman for the Taliban Intelligence Office told a press conference that the agency was arrested close to 600 members of the militant Islamic group in connection with violent attacks over the past three months.
A spokesman, Khalil Hamraz, said that among the prisoners was the key IS figures, including financial supporters.
At least 33 IS members have been killed in weapons clashes with Taliban security forces, he said.
He said some cars were cheated with explosives and suicide vests confiscated before they could be blown up.
The Islamic state is the enemy of the Taliban.
Both groups shared the interpretation of the hardline of Islam and over the years involved in several of the same violent tactics, such as suicide bombings.
However, the Taliban has focused on seizing control of Afghanistan, while IS embracing global jihad.
In recent weeks, IS militan conducts a series of bombings and attacks of attacks, trying to claims under the Taliban that they can restore security in Afghanistan.