Afghanistan:Air force has landed at Kabul airport for evacuation
The satellite photo shows crowds on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport.
(Photo: Satellite Image © 2021 / Maxar Technologies / AP / dpa)
- After a long period of disability, a Bundeswehr plane landed in Kabul to take people away from there.
- US President Biden defends the withdrawal of US troops from the country and says the US goal was never to build democracy in Afghanistan, but to fight terrorism.
- Chancellor Merkel comments on the situation in Afghanistan.
- Foreign Minister Maas has admitted mistakes made by the Federal Government in assessing the situation in the country.
- Germany apparently wants to get around 10,000 people out of Afghanistan.
By Anna Ernst, Thomas Kirchner, Hannes Munzinger, Juri Auel and Philipp Saul
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