In one shocking case, a German plane with room for 150 departed Kabul on Tuesday with just seven on board. Meanwhile the UK has managed to rescue around 1,000 people out of a total of 7,000 the Ministry of Defence said needed to be evacuated, meaning there are around 6,000 left.įlights bound for Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, France and Italy - which between them have vowed to rescue thousands of people - have been taking off with just a few dozen people.
This despite Washington's pledge to ferry out at least 20,000 people at a rate of 9,000 per day. A single C-17 has been used to transport more than 600 people out of a typhoon before, and one took off on Sunday with 640 Afghans on board because the crew decided not to leave them behind. Overnight, the US only put 2,000 people on 18 C-17 planes - an average of 110 per flight. In one case, a German plane with room for 150 departed Kabul on Tuesday with just seven on board. Massive US cargo planes are taking off with an average of just 100 passengers from Kabul - despite being able to carry more than 600.įlights bound for Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, France and Italy - which between them have vowed to rescue thousands of people - have been taking off with just a few dozen people on board despite having capacity to take hundreds. But the Netherlands did manage to evacuate its first nationals on Wednesday, with 35 on board a plane headed for Georgian capital Tbilisi, the Dutch defence ministry tweeted. 'After saying three times that I was Dutch, he told me to keep my distance otherwise he would shoot.'įoreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said the Americans gave the plane 30 minutes on the tarmac before ordering it to leave, and pleaded for the US to 'give us more time'. I showed my passport and said I was Dutch,' a man told Dutch media outlet NOS.
The first Dutch evacuation flight reportedly left Kabul without a single Dutch national on board after passengers were blocked by US troops. Foreign Minister Hieko Mass said on Monday that the German government is seeking contact with the militants. Sources told Bild that the German Ministry of Defence fears that the Taliban could take hostages as leverage for upcoming negotiations in Doha. And there are growing fears that the fate of Westerners could become a bargaining chip for the Taliban, and they could even end up as hostages. The situation is fueling fears that the West's Afghan allies have almost no hope of making it out of Afghanistan. Those on the ground say the Taliban are blocking anyone who does not have a foreign passport from entering the airport, meanwhile foreigners including British and German expats say they have become trapped in the chaos, unable to get through the disorderly crowds to board flights home. Published: 08:17 BST, 18 August 2021 | Updated: 01:02 BST, 19 August 2021Įvacuation flights out of Kabul are taking off near-empty after the Taliban formed a ring of steel around the airport - blocking tens of thousands of desperate Afghans from entering as westerners said they are unable to get through the crush.
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Meanwhile, the UK has managed to rescue around 1,000 people out of a total of 7,000 the MoD accounted for.In one shocking case, a German plane with room for 150 departed Kabul on Tuesday with just seven on board.Just a fraction of that number have made it onto the most recent flights, despite US pledge of 9,000 per day.This despite a single C-17 being used on Sunday to fly out 640 Afghans because the crew refused to leave them behind Overnight, the US only put 2,000 people on 18 C-17 planes - an average of 110 per flight.Massive US cargo planes are taking off with just 100 passengers from Kabul - despite ability to carry 600 - as Taliban close off airport making entry impossible for Afghans - amid fears thousands of westerners will end up HOSTAGES
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