The United States negotiated with the Taliban the departure of four North American citizens from Afghanistan

The United States government handled the departure of four North American citizens from Afghanistan, in an operation unprecedented since the withdrawal of military personnel was completed. and that, according to Washington, this was done with the complicity of the Taliban.

After the insurgents took control of Kabul on August 15, The United States and its international allies waged a massive evacuation campaign that ended on August 31 with the departure of the last American servicemen..

At this time, more than 124,000 people left Afghanistan via Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, including 6,000 US citizens. The exits had been paralyzed so far, when the US State Department confirmed that four people had left the country by land, according to a spokesperson quoted by the channel. CBS News.

This source, who did not specify where these four people are currently, explained that the Taliban were aware of the movements and did not prevent them.

The insurgency, however, would prevent the United States from deporting other citizens from the town of Mazar e Sharif in northern Afghanistan.Republican Congressman Michael McCaul told the network on Sunday. Fox News, echoing so-called “classified” information.

The latest information matches with the trip of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Qatar, and the Chief of Defense, Lloyd Austin. According to the official Qatari press agency CNA, The Emir received Blinken and Austin at the presidential palace in Doha, who “expressed their gratitude to Qatar for facilitating the evacuation of American citizens, nationals of other partner countries and Afghan civilians from Afghanistan.“.

During the interview, they “discussed the development of the situation in Afghanistan”, as well as “the efforts being made to strengthen the Security and the stability in this country ”in the current context, after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban on August 15.

Also, according to CNA, the two American secretaries conveyed a message of “thanks and appreciation” from President Joe Biden to the emir for “supporting the peace process in Afghanistan” and for “having hosted the negotiations between the United States and the Taliban movement “..

Blinken and Austin also noted the “strong association between the two countries and Qatar’s diplomatic role, which helps to preserve the Security and the regional peace and international ”.

According to the US State Department more than 55,000 Afghan evacuees have been sent to Qatar, which serves as a temporary stop before continuing your trip to the United States.

To do this, Blinken will then travel to Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, and Austin will visit several Persian Gulf countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait and Arabia Saudi

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)

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