KABUL, 25 August 2021, (TON): A Taliban spokesperson says the US must complete its evacuation of people from Afghanistan by the August 31 date the Biden administration set for the withdrawal of all American troops.

Addressing a press conference, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said “his group would accept no extensions to the deadline. He said life was returning to normal in the country but chaos at the airport remained a problem.”

Many Afghans are desperate to flee the Taliban takeover of the country.

The spokesperson said “the United States should stop evacuating skilled Afghans, and warned Western forces against extending the Aug 31 deadline for airlifts out of the country.

The group said “Americans were taking Afghan experts such as engineers out of the country.

Mujahid said “they have planes, they have the airport, they should get their citizens and contractors out of here.”

The Taliban leader also said female Afghan government workers should stay home until security conditions in the country improved.