After 20 years of hostility, the two sides were only 30 meters apart, but they did not shoot

Original title: after 20 years of hostility, the two sides were only 30 meters apart, but they didn't shoot ----- digital newspaper of Sanxiang Metropolis Daily
The Afghan Taliban said on August 28 that Taliban personnel had been stationed in some areas of Kabul airport, but the United States denied this claim.
Joseph middot, President of the United States; Biden said the same day that Kabul airport & ldquo; Probably & rdquo; Another attack within 36 hours. Biden's voice did not fall. On the 29th local time, a residential area near Kabul airport was attacked by rockets. At present, two people have been killed and three injured. According to witnesses, the dead and injured included women and children.
“ The threat of terrorist attacks remains high & rdquo;
The US military carried out the second military strike
According to a statement issued by the White House, Biden held a meeting with the national security team and the commander of the U.S. military in Afghanistan on the morning of August 28. Biden said that the situation on the ground remains & ldquo; Extremely dangerous & rdquo;, & ldquo; for Kabul airport; The threat of terrorist attacks remains high& ldquo; My commanders told me that an attack was likely to occur within 24 to 36 hours& rdquo;
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan also issued a warning that Kabul airport faces & ldquo; Specific and credible & rdquo; The attack threatened to urge Americans near Kabul airport & ldquo; Leave now;.
Suicide bombings and shootings occurred outside Kabul airport on the 26th, killing 13 U.S. troops, wounding 18 and killing at least 170 Afghan civilians. Extremist organizations & ldquo; Islamic State & rdquo; The Afghan branch claimed to launch the attack. As a counterattack, the U.S. military sent drones to kill two and injure one in Afghanistan on the 27th; Islamic State & rdquo; Member of the Afghanistan branch.
Biden said on the 28th: & ldquo; This attack is not the last. We will continue to pursue and suppress anyone involved in that heinous attack and make them pay the price& rdquo;
Biden said that the United States continues to evacuate personnel in Afghanistan; Another 6800 people, including hundreds of Americans, were evacuated yesterday;.
According to local media reports in Afghanistan, on the afternoon of the 29th local time, the U.S. military carried out a military strike in the Afghan capital Kabul. It is reported that the target of the US military's attack is an extremist organization & ldquo; Islamic State & rdquo; Branch & ldquo; Huloshan Province & rdquo; Members of the organization are trying to carry out a suicide car bomb attack at Kabul International Airport.
US troops at Kabul airport begin to withdraw
The Taliban say they are ready to take over?
The Pentagon said on the 28th that since the 14th of this month, the United States has withdrawn from Afghanistan for more than 11 yearsOf the 37000 people, about 5400 are U.S. citizens. According to the associated press, the U.S. State Department said that about 350 Americans still want to leave Afghanistan, and about 280 Americans are ready to stay or do not explain their plans to the government.
The United States is scheduled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31, and withdraw American citizens and Afghans who have served the United States within this period. The Taliban has said that it will not allow the United States to extend the withdrawal time.
US Department of Defense spokesman John middot; Kirby said on the 28th that the U.S. military stationed at Kabul airport has begun to withdraw, but refused to disclose the current number of U.S. troops. The Associated Press quoted a U.S. official as saying that the number of U.S. troops stationed at the airport has dropped from a maximum of about 5800 to less than 4000.
Taliban spokesman zabi ula & middot; Mujahid said on the 28th that Taliban personnel have entered and controlled some areas in Kabul airport and will take over the airport peacefully after the withdrawal of US troops. Another Taliban spokesman, Bilal & middot; Karimi also said on social media that Taliban personnel have been stationed in some military areas of Kabul airport.
However, Kirby denied the Taliban's statement and refused to explain the U.S. air raid & ldquo; Islamic State & rdquo; Whether the operations of the Afghan branch have received intelligence and other assistance from the Taliban. A Taliban official told Reuters on the 29th that Taliban engineers and technicians are ready to receive the airport, & ldquo; We are waiting for the Americans to finally nod and take full control of the airport. Both sides want a quick handover & rdquo;.
The last planes took off
Multinational operations to evacuate civilians have ended
Agence France Presse described that on the 28th, fully armed Taliban personnel could be seen everywhere in the airport ground facilities and ancillary buildings, and U.S. Marines monitored them on the roof of the terminal building. It is reported that 20 years after the start of the Afghan war, the two opponents were only 30 meters apart, but did not shoot.
At the press conference on the 28th, I was asked about & ldquo; Before the last planes take off;, When asked whether the Taliban would enter the airport to take over security, Kirby replied, & ldquo; I won't discuss these details & hellip& hellip; In our actions, we always have the ability to defend ourselves& rdquo;
Britain ended its evacuation of civilians on the 28th. The day before yesterday, the governments of France, Spain and Italy announced that the evacuation of their citizens and relevant Afghans had ended. An unnamed Western security official told Reuters on the 29th that there were only & ldquo; civilians to be evacuated from Kabul airport; Over 1000 people;.
An unnamed Afghan told the associated press outside the airport that he had worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, tried to leave Afghanistan by plane, passed three Taliban checkpoints and was stopped in the fourth. The Taliban told him that the United States only allowed people with U.S. passports to pass& ldquo; I see no hope. What happens if the evacuation is over& rdquo;
Agence France Presse reported that more than 10 buses unloaded passengers at the main entrance of the airport on the 28th. One Taliban said: & ldquo; We have a list given by Americans & hellip& hellip; If your name is on the list, you can pass& rdquo;
The Taliban previously announced an amnesty, called on Afghans not to flee, and said that commercial flights would resume after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
■ according to Xinhua News Agency
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The Taliban say within a week or two & ldquo; Form a cabinet & rdquo;
Governors and police chiefs of 33 provinces have been appointed
A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban said on August 28 that preparations were under way; Form a cabinet & rdquo;, It is expected to be completed in a week or two.
Taliban spokesman zabi ula & middot; Mujahid previously told Reuters that it would release & ldquo; Form a cabinet & rdquo; Message, later corrected to & ldquo; One or two weeks & rdquo;.
Mujahid said that the Taliban has appointed governors and police chiefs in 33 of the 34 provinces, as well as heads of key departments such as public health, education and the central bank.
Reuters asked & ldquo; Cabinet & rdquo; Mujahid did not give a clear reply on whether there were women among the members, but only said that it was up to the Taliban leadership to decide.
Mujahid condemned the U.S. drone's air attack on extremist organizations in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on the 27th; Islamic State & rdquo; The Afghan branch called it & ldquo; Attacks on Afghan territory & rdquo;. However, he called on the United States and other western countries to maintain diplomatic relations with Afghanistan in the future.
In addition, the Taliban announced on the 28th that it had ordered banks to resume business, with a weekly withdrawal limit of $200 or 20000 Afghanis. Mujahid said that the devaluation of Afghani was triggered by the sudden change of the situation & ldquo; Temporarily & rdquo; Phenomenon, & ldquo; Once the new government system begins to operate, the situation will return to normal & rdquo;.