Washington, United States
Military authorities of United States confirmed that flights with civilians from Afghanistan were suspended for several hours this Friday, due to the saturation of a US air base in Qatar where those evacuated in the first instance are directed.
You want them from Acceptance were suspended for about seven hours, after thousands of Afghans who had already been taken to the U.S. base in Qatar overload their capacity, the general said Hank Taylor, of the US General Staff.
The flight suspension occurred “early this morning and lasted between six and seven hours,” Taylor told reporters.
But he indicated that this was resolved. “Flights resumed and US military aircraft bound for Qatar and other places take off, while others do so bound for Kabul by the time I speak to them. “
“Reception sites in Qatar they were simply at their maximum capacity, “the Defense Ministry spokesman said. Joan Kirby.
In its search for new destinations, United States got green light from Berlin for some of the evacuees to be taken to Germany, where there are numerous U.S. military bases.
“We thank our allies for cooperating with us in this global effort, including Germany, where flights will land today,” he said. Taylor.
A senior official in charge of the military commander in charge of air transport acknowledged earlier that there was no departure from Kabul for “a considerable time” due to the saturation of air bases in the region, poorly equipped to receive thousands of refugees.
the Department of State has been criticized for its bureaucratic management of the crisis, while thousands of overweight people and children wait for days in precarious conditions to receive documents that would allow them to leave these intermediate bases and go to the United States.
Afghans evacuated to Qatar they have reported that hundreds of people sleep on the ground in aviation hangars for more than three nights in a row, under stifling heat and very limited access to bathrooms and showers.
The area around the Afghan capital’s airport is in chaos, with thousands trying to flee the country since Monday after the Taliban came to power, who are accused of restricting access to the air base. .
President Joe Biden said Friday soldiers of United States they walked out of the airport perimeter for a moment to help 160 Americans enter, potentially increasing the risk of a conflict with the Taliban.