Today’s news, Saturday, August 28, on the Taliban, Kabul and the rest of Afghanistan
The Italian airlift with Afghanistan ends today. The C130 of the Air Force landed at Fiumicino airport which brought back to Italy, in addition to the Afghan civilians and the Tuscania carabinieri, also the consul Tommaso Claudi and the ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo. More than 100 thousand people so far rescued with bridges aircraft from 14 August. Meanwhile, an ISIS terrorist was hit and killed by a drone. US President Joe Biden’s first response to the attack on Kabul airport which resulted in the deaths of 170 people.
10.32 – Pontecorvo: The land routes are open, you can travel
Now that the western air bridges from Afghanistan are almost all over, the people who want to leave the country are left with few choices. The land routes are open and you can travel with relative calm, said Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, who coordinated operations from Kabul airport for NATO, speaking with Rainews 24 upon his arrival in Fiumicino with the last Italian flight from ‘Afghanistan. With the right equipment – he added – the airport will be able to reopen in a week.
9.51 am – London, the evacuation of civilians ends today
The British operation to evacuate civilians from Afghanistan will end today. This was stated by the chief of staff, General General Nick Carter, speaking to the BBC. Then it will be necessary to get our troops out with the remaining planes, Carter explained. We weren’t able to get everyone out and that breaks our hearts. There have been some very difficult decisions that have been made on the ground, the general added.
9.45 am – Taliban: Women in the Ministry of Health return to work
The Taliban urged all employees of the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan to return to work. All female employees of the Ministry of Health both in the provinces and in the capital are informed that they can regularly resume their work. The Islamic Emirate has no problems with resuming work, says the Taliban statement issued by their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. (Here the testimony of the journalist who says that the Taliban prevented her from going to work).
9.00 – Di Maio: concern for terrorist threats
There is great concern about terrorist threats, which is why in the coming days we will have other meetings with our allies to organize the next initiatives. Thus the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, at Fiumicino airport, where he welcomed the last plane coming from Afghanistan.
8.30 am – Last airlift flight landed in Fiumicino
The C130 of the Air Force landed at Fiumicino airport which brought back to Italy, in addition to the Afghan civilians and the Tuscania carabinieri, also the consul Tommaso Claudi and the ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo. On the other hand, the arrival of the military in Ciampino is expected for the beginning of next week.
August 28, 2021 (change August 28, 2021 | 10:39)
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