The Taliban have agreed to allow 200 Americans and citizens of third countries who remained in Afghanistan after the completion of the US evacuation operation to depart from Kabul airport on charter flights, APA reports citing TASS.
According to the news agency, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad convinced the Taliban to do so at the talks. The planes are expected to depart on Thursday.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Taliban did not let the planes leave the country, adding that Washington was working to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki noted on Wednesday that Washington was "not going to allow" charter flights with unvetted passengers from Afghanistan to land on US military bases due to safety concerns.
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