First German Plane Evacuated Only 7 People From Kabul

First German Plane Evacuated Only 7 People From Kabul
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks during the last session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag before federal elections, in Berlin on June 23, 2021. Michele Tantussi/File Photo/Reuters
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BERLIN—A first German military plane to land in Kabul since the Taliban takeover evacuated only seven people, the government said on Tuesday, due to chaos at the Afghan capital’s airport.

Germany, which had the second largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, wants to airlift thousands of German–Afghan dual nationals as well as rights activists, lawyers, and people who worked with foreign forces.