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7.03 a.m.: More than 9,000 people have flown out of Kabul during the rescue operation
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2.57 a.m.: Laschet pleads for diplomatic contacts with the Taliban
The news about the situation in Afghanistan:
7:03 a.m.: More than 9,000 people have flown out of Kabul during the rescue operation so far
Since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, western countries have flown well over 9,000 people from Kabul. The Bundeswehr flew German citizens and Afghan local staff from Kabul until late at night. Most recently, a Bundeswehr transport plane of the type A400M with 181 people on board landed in the Uzbek capital Tashkent during the night. An A400M had previously arrived from the Afghan capital with 184 people on board. “So far, more than 1,640 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in eleven rounds,” the Bundeswehr announced on Twitter. The US reported Thursday that it had flown around 7,000 people from Kabul in the past five days. Hundreds of compatriots have already flown out of other western countries, including France, Turkey and Great Britain.
Thousands of Afghans are still waiting at the city’s airport to get a seat on a rescue plane. According to unconfirmed reports, there were several dead at the airport, where people huddled in a strip between US soldiers and the Taliban.
6.42 a.m.: Berlin gives 100 million emergency aid for Afghan refugees
The federal government is providing 100 million euros in emergency aid for refugees from Afghanistan. The Federal Foreign Office announced this on Twitter. The money is to be used to support international aid organizations that are looking after Afghans who have fled to neighboring countries. Further help is to follow. Since the militant Islamic Taliban seized power in mid-August, many people have been desperately trying to get out of the country. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz announced the aid yesterday. The SPD candidate for Chancellor told the German Press Agency: “This is a first step that shows that we feel responsible and care.”
5.07 a.m.: Afghan local staff arrived in Brandenburg
Around 60 local Afghan workers and their relatives have arrived in Brandenburg. Two buses from Frankfurt / Main arrived at the initial reception in Doberlug-Kirchhain (Elbe-Elster) in the morning. The arrival originally planned for Thursday evening had been delayed significantly due to the registration of people. The Afghans, including several children, were initially given food and drink as well as medical care. You have to be in quarantine for three days and are expected to stay in Doberlug-Kirchhain until Tuesday. Then they could also be distributed to other federal states.
2.57 a.m.: Laschet pleads for diplomatic contacts with the Taliban
The Union’s candidate for chancellor, Armin Laschet, advocates direct diplomatic contacts with the Taliban. “The art of good foreign policy consists precisely in finding solutions with those states whose goals and human image our society rightly rejects,” said Laschet of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. Refusing to enter into dialogue with the Taliban does not help the people who want to get out of Afghanistan, he added. The strict Islamic legal system of Sharia, which is now in force there again, is not an obstacle to talks, Laschet emphasized. “The Sharia is cruel – and I reject it from the bottom of my heart,” said the CDU chairman. “But it helps people to put pressure on the Taliban. That also means talking to one another.”
Laschet affirmed that a new, unregulated influx of refugees to Germany should be prevented. “There is certainly a great willingness to take in the people who helped us in Afghanistan, and also people who are particularly threatened,” said the Union’s top candidate. Everyone can understand the fear of the Taliban. “At the same time, there is also a desire for orderly migration,” said Laschet. For this it is important to support international organizations such as the UNHCR or Unicef as well as the neighboring countries of Afghanistan. It is “the priority to provide aid in the region”.
Read the news on the situation in Afghanistan from Monday, August 16 to Thursday, August 19 here.
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