WASHINGTON, 8 Sep. Seven armed Americans tried to enter Afghanistan from the UAE in August to help evacuate the country, Newsweek reported, citing a State Department telegram in its possession that a group of US citizens were detained at Dubai airport on August 31, after as «arrived in a private jet with a firearm.» It is noted that later the detainees were released on bail. «The passengers reportedly planned to assist in the evacuation from Afghanistan, but did not have approved plans for a further trip,» the telegram says, according to which the US Consulate General in Dubai is interacting with local authorities on this voprosy.A spokesman for the State Department confirmed to the publication that the agency «is aware of reports of US citizens detained and then released in Dubai.» The FBI also noted that they are aware of this situation. The department did not provide details of the incident.
«The situation is critical.» Taliban * justified banning protests in the country The Taliban stepped up their offensive against government forces a month ago and entered Kabul on August 15. The next day, they announced that the war was over, and the form of government in the state would become clear soon. In the last two weeks of August, an emergency evacuation of Western citizens, as well as Afghans who worked for foreign military personnel and missions in Afghanistan, was carried out through the Kabul airport. On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending the nearly 20-year US military presence in Afghanistan. On September 6, the Taliban announced that Panjshir, the last of 34 Afghan provinces, had come under their control. The next day, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced: it will be headed by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who served as foreign minister during the first Taliban rule * and is under UN sanctions. * Terrorist organization banned in Russia
Media: the Pentagon announced «American blood» in the hands of the Taliban authorities *
