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The Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said 84 Afghan soldiers did not try to fight back when Uzbekistan border guards detained them. The soldiers, the ministry explained, were instead seeking medical help.
“The government of Tashkent also provided humanitarian assistance to a group of Afghan soldiers who had gathered on the Afghan side of the Termez-Khairaton bridge,” the ministry said, as reported by Al Arabiya on Sunday (15/8/2021).
The Termez-Khairaton Bridge is one of the main lines, serving as a pathway for cars and trains between the two countries. Also read: Taliban go mad, Germany urges citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately
“Uzbekistan is in talks with Kabul to return troops home and resolve the situation on the bridge,” the foreign ministry said.
Last month, Afghan soldiers crossed the border into Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the same way they were retreating from a Taliban attack. Also read: Trump: Joe Biden has gone the wrong way with Afghanistan
Meanwhile, the Taliban have managed to encircle Kabul, apparently forcing the Afghan government to “surrender”. Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal meanwhile said Kabul would not be attacked and the transition would be peaceful.
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