Taliban solidify control around Kabul airport amid evacuations, US issues alert

The Pentagon, which is handling the evacuation operations of the United States from the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday (local time) that the Taliban have now consolidated control around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital. The US embassy in Kabul has also issued an alert to American citizens present outside the gates of the airport, asking them to leave immediately due to “security threats” outside.

“US citizens who are at the Abbey Gate, the East Gate, or the North Gate now should leave immediately,” the security alert from the US embassy in Kabul said. “Because of security threats outside the gates of the Kabul airport,