US President Joe Biden hopes that the US military will have time to complete the evacuation of fellow citizens from Afghanistan by the end of August. This was announced on the TV channel CBS News Advisor to President of the United States on National Security Jake Sullivan.
According to him, Biden does not plan to expand the terms of stay of US citizens in Afghanistan Pozda August 31. The head of the White House expects that all American citizens who want to leave the country will be able to do this on time. At the same time, according to Sullivan, the exact number of Americans who are now in Afghanistan are unknown.
In the event that the Militants “Taliban” will impede the operation of the American military, Sullivan promised to give them a hard answer.
“This is a risky, dynamic and dangerous situation today. We soberly look at these risks and take into account them, but we clearly gave the Taliban to understand that if they prevent a passage of any American if they break our evacuation operation at Kabul airport , they face a quick and powerful answer, “said Sullivan.
Earlier, the head of the press service of the US State Department for Ned Price During the briefing, he said that at the airport Kabul Evacuation now expect six thousand people. According to him, soon these people will be on board. Price noted that there are different categories of people among the exported American planes of refugees: some of them are citizens of the United States, some are Afghans, and some are citizens of third countries.
On August 15, the Taliban (the “Taliban” movement, dried in Russia) entered Kabul and announced the full control over the territory of Afghanistan. They assured that the Islamic Emirates will be approved in the Afghan territory and proclaim the power of the laws of Sharia. The country’s temporary management took over the transitional council, which will have to ensure the transfer of the leadership “Taliban”.