The Taliban on Tuesday said Afghans should not leave Afghanistan and refused to agree to an extension of the looming U.S. withdrawal deadline.
“We are sending a message to the Americans again to evacuate their citizens by [Aug. 31] because they have the means to do so, they have planes and the airport is with them and they have to transfer all the forces and contractors who have relation [sic] with foreigners,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, told reporters during a press conference in Kabul.
