After stopping earlier today, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced, on Monday, that Kabul Airport is fair to operate again.
An official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters at a press conference in The Pentagon said a C-17 plane landed Monday, carrying Marines.
Another plane is also expected to land later today.
Securing the capital’s airport
The ministry’s spokesman added that additional US forces are on their way to Kabul, pointing out that the current task today is to secure the capital’s airport.
He continued That there are 2,500 soldiers there for implementation, explaining that 2,000 Afghans who obtained an exit visa have been evacuated.
In addition, he stressed that the American forces did not of any military air strikes in Afghanistan during the past 24 hours.
Chaotic evacuation operation
It is worth noting that the US military was beginning to send another battalion of about 1,000 A soldier to help protect Kabul airport, where the forces were killed
These developments were clarified by John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, who briefed reporters on the developments in Afghanistan on Monday.
While this development is an indication of the continuation of Turmoil and violence in Afghanistan, where thousands of Afghans rushed to the runway of Kabul International Airport, after the Taliban took over the country faster than expected.
It is noteworthy that within ten days, the Taliban managed to control all the areas The Afghan government nearly took control of the presidential palace in Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani fled, saying he had preferred to avoid bloodshed.
