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Added on the 17/08/2021 14:12:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
As the UK winds up its operation to airlift civilians ahead of the August 31 deadline for US troop withdrawal as Taliban forces prepare to take over the airport, British ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow says nearly 15,000 British nationals, Afghan staff and others at risk have been evacuated from Kabul since "Operation Pitting" began. Britain hasn't "forgotten the brave, decent people of Afghanistan," Bristow says as British troops prepare to pull out, leaving several hundred Afghans otherwise eligible to fly to the UK behind. SOUNDBITE
Seedorf (Germany), Sep 22 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Friedemann Vogel) The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, attended on Monday the tribute to the soldiers of the Kabul evacuation mission that was carried out in the headquarters of paratroopers in Seedorf in northern Germany. The airlift between the Afghan capital, Kabul, and the Uzbek city of Tashkent, was the largest ever carried out for the evacuation mission of the German Armed Forces.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIBUTE TO THE MISSION OF THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES THAT CARRIED OUT THE EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS FROM KABUL TO TASHKENT, AFTER THE TALIBAN TAKE OF POWER.
A military flight arrives in Kabul to repatriate Italian diplomats and former Afghan collaborators. IMAGES
Kabul, Apr 20 (EFE/EPA).- Security officials informed Tuesday of a suicide bomber targeting an Afghan security forces convoy in Kabul. At least 2 people were killed and 5 were injured in the incident. (Camera: JAWED KARGAR)SHOT LIST: THE SCENE OF A SUICIDE BOMB THAT TARGETED AN AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES CONVOY IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Afghan special forces evacuate wounded people after gunmen stormed Kabul University ahead of the opening of an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing. IMAGES
Around 20 women gather in Kabul to mark International Women's Day. "Use the international stages, this is the second March 8th under the Taliban governance," said one demonstrator, reading aloud a statement. Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, the United Nations said Wednesday, with authorities effectively trapping them in their homes. IMAGES