Over 60 Nations Ask Taliban to Allow Foreigners, Afghans Safe Passage Out of Kabul

Over 60 Nations Ask Taliban to Allow Foreigners, Afghans Safe Passage Out of Kabul
Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the airport in Kabul as they wait to flee Taliban control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war on Aug. 16, 2021. AFP via Getty Images
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More than 60 countries issued a joint statement late on Sunday calling on the Taliban terrorist group to allow safe passage for foreign nationals and Afghans out of Kabul.

Citing the “deteriorating security situation” in Afghanistan, the nations said that those in positions of power and authority across Afghanistan “bear responsibility—and accountability—for the protection of human life and property, and for the immediate restoration of security and civil order.”

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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