US and others laying groundwork for Afghan embassy evacuations
Plans being considered in event of Kabul falling to Taliban, as US and Turkey negotiate on airport security
US and other western military planners have begun laying the groundwork for the emergency evacuation of embassies in Afghanistan in the event of Kabul being threatened by the Taliban’s accelerating campaign.
Some countries have already begun to withdraw staff, and the US and Turkey are negotiating a security plan for the airport in the capital that would be essential for any evacuation.
The developments follows a US intelligence assessment that Kabul could be overrun in 30 to 90 days and a warning for US citizens to leave the country immediately in whatever way they can. Germany on Thursday also told its citizens to leave.
A senior US embassy official said in an interview with CBS last month that the embassy had “added some additional quick-reaction capabilities in the event that something happens”.
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