US forces are in the final phase of evacuation from Kabul, and just over 1,000 civilians inside the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official says
Meanwhile, a Taliban official said the group was"waiting for the final nod from the Americans" to take full control of the Kabul airport.
The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters on Sunday a date and time for the end of the operation was yet to be decided. The Western-backed government and Afghan army melted away as the group took control of the capital two weeks ago, leaving an administrative vacuum that has bolstered fears of a financial collapse and widespread hunger.
The Western security official said crowds at the airport gates had diminished after a specific warning from the US government of another attack by militants after a suicide bombing outside the airport on Thursday. The White House said the next few days were likely to be the most dangerous of the evacuation operation.
“The Americans should have informed us before conducting the air strike. It was a clear attack on Afghan territory,” a Taliban spokesman told Reuters, adding that two women and a child were wounded in the attack.Taliban seeks to set up new Afghan government, condemn US strike
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