Hamid karzai international airport, Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan

Terming the evacuation from Afghanistan the 'most difficult and largest airlift' ever in the history, US President Joe Biden on Friday assured to get all Americans and allies out of the war-torn country."Kabul evacuation is among the largest and most difficult airlifts in history," Joe Biden said while addressing the press at the White House.He added that it's time to end the Afghan mission and get all Americans out as Afghanistan has been taken over by the Taliban after the collapse of the government on Sunday.Biden stressed that any attack on the US troops would be retaliated firmly.Raising his concerns about Afghan women and human rights under the Taliban control, Biden said that international pressure would be made on the terror group to respect people's rights in Afghanistan.He pointed out that the US military is pursuing all efforts to get its people and allies out of the war-ravaged nation."ISIS threat still remains in the region as it's the only strong rival of the Taliban in the region," he added.Biden urged the international community to provide food aid, asylum and health mission in the country.The US on Thursday airlifted around 3000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport through 16 flights, a White House official said.Among those, 350 were US citizens. Additional evacuees include family members of US citizens, SIV applicants and their families, and vulnerable Afghans."On August 19, the US evacuated approximately 3,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport on 16 C-17 flights. We have evacuated approximately 9,000 people since August 14," the official said.Afghanistan's future is hanging in balance as the country's government collapsed on Sunday soon after president Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul. The Taliban entered the presidential palace on Sunday and declared its victory over the government.Chaotic scenes have emerged where people can be seen rushing to the airport to flee the nation so as to escape from the terror group's brutal atrocities.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Hamid Karzai International AirportFOLLOW

Hamid karzai international airport, Latest News

The Taliban's takeover of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has raised concerns around the world. President Ashraf Ghani has ... ...

San Francisco, Aug 21 Facebook has launched a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan to quickly lock down ... ...

Washington, Aug 21 US President Joe Biden has once again defended his administration's handling of the troops withdrawal ... ...

Geneva, Aug 21 The situation across Afghanistan remained extremely fluid and bolstered support for the humanitarian response inside ... ...

Kabul, Aug 21 As the situation in Afghanistan remains uncertain following the Taliban's swift takeover of most parts ... ...

Taliban terrorists lost control of Afghanistan's Pol-e-Hesar district of northern Baghlan province after they came in conflict with armed uprising on Friday, a media report said. ...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday announced that it has suspended all support to war-torn Afghanistan and called for an end to the violence in the nation following the Taliban's siege of Kabul. ...

Terming the evacuation from Afghanistan the 'most difficult and largest airlift' ever in the history, US President Joe Biden on Friday assured to get all Americans and allies out of the war-torn country. ...