“We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan. We have received assurances from the Taliban that all citizens foreigners and any Afghan citizen with travel authorization from our countries will be allowed to proceed safely and in an orderly manner to the points of departure and travel outside the country, “the statement said in part.
“We will continue to issue travel documents to designated Afghans and we have the clear expectation and commitment of the Taliban that they can travel to our respective countries. We take note of the Taliban’s public statements confirming this understanding,” he continued.
“August 31 is not a cliff. After August 31, we believe we have a substantial lever to keep the Taliban in their commitments to allow safe passage for U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and to Afghan allies who have travel documentation to come to the United States. United States, “Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper about” State of the Union. ” “We will use this leverage to the fullest and work with the rest of the international community to ensure that the Taliban do not falter in these commitments.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he intends, along with the United Kingdom, to present a resolution at an emergency session of the UN Security Council that will focus on creating a “safe zone” in Kabul for Afghans leaving the country.
“Our draft resolution aims to define, under UN protection, a safe zone in Kabul that will allow humanitarian operations to continue,” Macron told the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, adding that he intends to of “maintaining pressure on the Taliban” in doing so. . The UNSC session will be convened on Monday.