ISLAMABAD: The United States has evacuated about 3,000 more people from Afghanistan’s Kabul airport, bringing the US evacuations tally to about 9,000 since August 14.
Meanwhile, a United Nations threat assessment report says Taliban fighters are conducting “targeted door-to-door visits” of people who worked with the US and NATO forces, increasing the fear of revenge.
Meanwhile, rights group Amnesty International has published a report, accusing the Taliban of killing nine ethnic Hazara men in Ghazni after the group’s takeover of the province last month.
The Taliban, nonetheless, have rejected the western propaganda and allowed people to leave Afghanistan according to their aspirations. The Taliban spokesman said the new government did not impose any restrictions on people who want to leave the country on their own.
UN refugee agency: Afghans at risk ‘have no clear way out’
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says that most Afghans are unable to leave their homeland and that those who may be in danger “have no clear way out”.
Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo reiterated its call to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open in light to allow people to seek asylum in light of what she called the “evolving crisis”.
“UNHCR remains concerned about the risk of human rights violations against civilians in this evolving context, including women and girls,” she told a Geneva news briefing.
Germany’s foreign ministry is providing 100 million euros ($116m) in emergency aid for Afghan refugees, that is to support international aid organisations helping Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries, a minister says.
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz announced the assistance, saying it was “a first step that shows we feel responsible and care”.
