Washington was in no hurry to evacuate from Afghanistan, so as not to provoke a "complete crisis of confidence", but this did not save the country's government. This was stated on August 23 by the US president's national security adviser Jake Sullivan during a briefing broadcast on Twitter.
"It turned out that the refusal to evacuate did not save the Afghan government. We recognize this, " he said.
According to Sullivan, the United States believes that by August 31, it will be possible to take out of Afghanistan all Americans who want to leave this country. Washington is exceeding the plan for the rate of export of citizens from Afghanistan.
Over the past day, more than 16 thousand people were taken out of Afghanistan by US and allied planes. In total, about 37 thousand people have already been evacuated from the country, Sullivan added.
As he stressed, US President Joe Biden does not plan to enter into negotiations with the leadership of the radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia as a terrorist movement). This possibility is not currently being considered.
Earlier in the day, it became known that Washington will change the policy of admission to the airport of the capital of Afghanistan. Only US citizens, green card holders and citizens of NATO countries will be allowed to enter the Kabul airport. Now the Taliban are helping to check the documentation of those who are trying to fly out of Kabul.
The Pentagon also confirmed its intention to complete the evacuation from Afghanistan on August 31. On the same day, the country's civil aviation authority suspended all flights to and from Kabul airport until further orders due to a large crowd of people in the air harbor.
The situation in Afghanistan has worsened against the background of the US withdrawal of its military, who have been in the country for 20 years. During this time, it has not been possible to achieve a stable peace in the region and to establish the political situation in the country.
On August 15, Taliban militants entered Kabul, then declared the "end of the war" in Afghanistan. On the same day, the President of the Islamic Republic, Ashraf Ghani, resigned and left the country.
