KABUL, 26 August 2021, (TON): The Taliban have told Germany that Afghans with legal documents will be able to travel on commercial flights beyond the Aug. 31 cut-off date after which evacuations from Kabul airport will no longer be allowed.
Ambassador Markus Potzel, who is negotiating with the Taliban in Doha, said on Twitter “Director Stanekzai assured me that Afghans with legal documents will continue to have the opportunity to travel on commercial flights after August 31.”
The former German envoy to Kabul was referring to the head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, whom he met for talks as Western governments scramble to evacuate citizens and Afghan staff from Kabul.
“We talked about the urgent need for a functioning airport in Kabul as a prerequisite for (a) diplomatic & NGO presence” in Afghanistan, Potzel, who has been negotiating with the Taliban extensively in the past, added.
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