Iran Press/ Asia: Speaking on Tuesday, Zabihullah Mujahid insisted that the Taliban has not and will not grant foreign governments a prolonged window to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, saying that all repatriations should be done by the end of the month.
"The US has the resources and planes to complete the repatriation mission by August 31," he added.
Foreign embassies should not close or halt their operations in Afghanistan, he continued, saying their security has been assured by the Taliban.
Mujahid also stated that the Afghan crowds gathered at Kabul airport in search of a way out of the country will be allowed to return to their homes, with their safety guaranteed by the Taliban.
The spokesman’s comments come as the G7 leaders held a meeting later Tuesday, chaired by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on unfolding events in Afghanistan and coordinating foreign policy.
It is expected that London will ask US President Joe Biden to keep troops in Afghanistan past the end of the month to aid in the evacuation process.
The Biden administration has come under mounting criticism and pressure over its handling of the US military withdrawal and ongoing efforts to evacuate both American citizens and the Afghans who aided the military in the war-torn country.
However, the US president insisted on Sunday that the evacuation process would have always been “hard and painful no matter when it started or when we began”.
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