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Taliban allows ‘safe passage’ from Afghanistan as civilians flee the country

By Associated Press

Aug. 17, 2021

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Some hundreds of people run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the international airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16. Thousands of Afghans have rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and fell to their death.
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Afghan citizens pack inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, as they are transported from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15. The Taliban on Sunday swept into Kabul, the Afghan capital, after capturing most of Afghanistan.
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A porter pushes a wheelbarrow carrying an ill Afghan national as he and his relatives enter Pakistan through a border crossing point, in Chaman, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Chaman, is a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, normally thousands of Afghans and Pakistanis cross daily and a steady stream of trucks passes through, taking goods to Afghanistan.
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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, left, speaks at his first news conference at the Government Media Information Center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. For years, Mujahid had been a shadowy figure issuing statements on behalf of the militants. Mujahid vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan as part of a publicity blitz aimed at convincing world powers and a fearful population that they have changed.
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Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy that was previously manned by American troops, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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People near Taliban signature white flags wait for the arrival of their relatives, who were reportedly released from prison by the Taliban in Afghanistan, at a border crossing point, in Chaman, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17.
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Afghan security guards stand on a wall as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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Afghan security guards try and maintain order as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country.
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The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan's airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital.
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, right, listens to a question accompanied by U.S. Army Major Gen. William Taylor, Joint Staff Operations, during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Washington.
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People hold a poster demanding a safe passage out of Afghanistan, during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Several hundreds of people attend a demonstration to support an air bridge to bring people out of the Taliban controlled country.
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A government plane carrying French citizens and foreigners from Kabul arrive at the Roissy Charles Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Tuesday, Aug. 17 in Paris. France evacuated several dozen people from Kabul overnight in a military plane after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. The flight brought the evacuees to a military air base in Abu Dhabi. Several of the passengers were then sent back to France.
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People coming from Kabul arrive at the Roissy Charles Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Paris. France evacuated several dozen people from Kabul overnight in a military plane after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. The flight brought the evacuees to a military air base in Abu Dhabi. Several of the passengers were then sent back to France.
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Young men who say they deserted the Afghan military and fled to Turkey through Iran sit in the countryside in Tatvan, in Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Turkey is concerned about increased migration across the Turkish-Iranian border as Afghans flee the Taliban advance in their country.
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Young men who say they deserted the Afghan military and fled to Turkey through Iran stand in the countryside in Tatvan, in Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Turkey is concerned about increased migration across the Turkish-Iranian border as Afghans flee the Taliban advance in their country.
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Young men who say they deserted the Afghan military and fled to Turkey through Iran walk in the countryside in Tatvan, in Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Turkey is concerned about increased migration across the Turkish-Iranian border as Afghans flee the Taliban advance in their country.
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Two girls help to hold a poster demanding the security of girls and people in Afghanistan during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Several hundreds of people attend a demonstration to support an air bridge to bring people out of the Taliban controlled country.
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A girl helps to hold a poster demanding the security of girls and people in Afghanistan during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Several hundreds of people attend a demonstration to support an air bridge to bring people out of the Taliban controlled country.
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A man holds a poster during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 17. Several hundreds of people attend a demonstration to support an air bridge to bring people out of the Taliban controlled country.
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This photograph provided by Gujarat State Information Office shows Indian embassy staff working in Kabul, pose for a group photograph on their arrival at the Air force base, in Jamnagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 17. A special military flight with Indian officials landed in the western state of Gujarat after taking off from Kabul's main airport on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, India's foreign ministry had said the base was evacuating its ambassador and other Indian staff in Kabul immediately, joining several other nations who have scrambled to get their diplomatic staff out of Afghanistan in recent days.
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This photograph provided by Gujarat State Information Office shows an Indian embassy staff member with his family arrives at Air force base, in Jamnagar, India, Tuesday, Aug. 17. A special military flight with Indian officials landed in the western state of Gujarat after taking off from Kabul's main airport on Tuesday, reported the news agency Press Trust of India. Earlier in the day, India's foreign ministry had said the base was evacuating its ambassador and other Indian staff in Kabul immediately, joining several other nations who have scrambled to get their diplomatic staff out of Afghanistan in recent days.
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Students of an art school make paintings with messages in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on a pavement in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 17.
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Students of an art school make paintings with messages in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on a pavement in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 17.
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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, screen top right, speaks with EU foreign ministers and representatives as he takes part in an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council, via video link, at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 17. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called the extraordinary video conference of foreign affairs ministers to take stock of the situation in Afghanistan.

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