FILE PHOTO: Members of Taliban forces sit at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
August 26, 2021
(Reuters) – Taliban guards continue to protect civilians outside Kabul airport, an official from the Islamist group said on Thursday, adding that Western forces must stick to a deadline of completing evacuations from Afghanistan by the end of the month.
“Our guards are also risking their lives at Kabul airport, they face a threat too from the Islamic State group,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
(Reporting by Rupam Jain, Writing by Raju Gopalakrishnan; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
Source: One America News Network
