Britain and France will propose a safe area of ​​Kabul for people trying to flee Afghanistan

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French President Emmanuel MacronEmmanuel Jean-Michel Macron Reports on the Taliban’s imminent death are greatly exaggerated The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Hairy, moderate Democrats fight for Biden budget deal to meet with G-7 leaders in the middle of the pressure on the departure of Afghanistan MORE He said on Saturday that France and Britain would propose a safe zone in Kabul (Afghanistan) that would help protect those trying to flee the country amid chaos following the Taliban takeover, Reuters reported.

“Our motion for a resolution aims to define a safe zone in Kabul, under UN control, that will allow humanitarian operations to continue,” Macron told French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, according to Reuters.

An emergency meeting of the United Nations will be convened on Monday where the two countries plan to present their resolution. The ambassadors of the United Nations of the United States, Russia, China, France and Great Britain will attend the meeting chaired by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, according to the cabling service.

France and Britain have completed their evacuation operations in Afghanistan, the last flight to leave Britain on Saturday, according to Reuters.

Countries around the world have agreed to step up and help Afghans desperately trying to flee amid the new Taliban government. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, tweeted on Tuesday that the group of leaders from 7 countries had discussed different ways to help Afghans.

“We @ G7 all leaders agree that it is our moral duty to help the Afghan people and provide the maximum support that conditions allow. We discussed evacuations, immediate humanitarian aid, long-term development aid and scenarios for refugees in need of protection, “said the European Commission President. he tweeted.

Abroad, countries such as Uganda and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to host temporarily evacuees at the request of the United States.

The United States will end its own withdrawal of all U.S. troops before a self-imposed deadline of August 31st. About 117,500 people, including U.S. and Afghan citizens, have been evacuated by the United States since late July. Nearly 7,000 people left Kabul between early Friday and Saturday.

However, the withdrawal and evacuation processes have been embroiled in chaos in the country after the Taliban overthrew the Afghan government. The insurgent group consolidated power in Afghanistan earlier this month, capturing Kabul on 15 August. The takeover has destabilized the region and thousands of people surrounded Kabul International Airport in an effort to flee the country.

Lawmakers have increasingly criticized the evacuation effort, with some arguing that the August 31 deadline should be extended. A member of the Republic told The Hill earlier this month that there were concerns that Afghans would be left unnecessarily in evacuation efforts.

“They keep saying we will continue to evacuate until August 31. That is an arbitrary and self-imposed deadline,” a member of the Republic told The Hill. “It simply came to our notice then. We need a commitment from them that they will not leave Americans behind and that they will not leave this Joe Biden I personally promised to rescue. “

On Thursday, a suicide bomber believed to be affiliated with ISIS-K detonated an explosive device and killed 13 members of the US service and dozens of Afghans.

After the attack, President BidenJoe Biden, father of Marine assassinated: “Biden turned his back” US conducts military strike against ISIS-K planner Pentagon official holds first talks with Chinese army under leadership Biden: MORE report pledged to attack ISIS-K, and U.S. Central Command announced an attack on the group on Friday.

But Biden warned on Saturday that he had been told another attack in Afghanistan could happen the next day or two.

“The situation on the ground remains extremely dangerous and the threat of terrorist attacks at the airport remains high,” Biden said in the statement. “Our commanders informed me that an attack is very likely to occur in the next 24-36 hours.

“I instructed them to take all possible measures to prioritize the protection of the force and I made sure that they had all the authorities, resources and plans to protect our men and women on the ground. They assured me that they did and that they could take these measures while completing the mission and safely demoting our staff, ”he added.

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