Shortly after the American plane, a German army A400M machine landed to transport foreigners and local embassy employees to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Reuters reported. The opening of the airport at a press conference was announced by the Pentagon management.
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Two more German evacuation flights are expected to arrive in Kabul. Berlin is using the nearby Tashkent airport to build an air bridge with Kabul. People then travel from Uzbekistan on civilian flights, Reuters said, citing a local source.
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Berlin also said on Monday that it would get as many people with dual German-Afghan citizenship as possible from the country by means of an air bridge, as well as human rights activists, lawyers and other local associates of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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The United States wants to maintain its diplomatic presence at Kabul Airport and continue the evacuation as long as it is safe. Further US-Afghanistan relations will depend on “Taliban behavior.”
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Today, Turkey, which has 600 members of the army, has given up its plans to manage Kabul Airport.
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Ankara previously offered to run the airport. She has now said she will offer her help with the operation of the Taliban airport if she cares, Reuters reported.
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