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A senior security official from the airport told Reuters that the runways, from which frightening images of the panicked flight of people who died on that occasion came on Monday, are now ready for planes.

No requests for assistance or for evacuation of Bulgarian citizens from Afghanistan have so far been received, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press centre has announced.

"Yugoslavia, Libya, and now Afghanistan. Could something else have been expected? A trillion has been spent in vain," he noted.
Grushko reminded that in NATO, for 20 years, they talked about the fortress of "transatlantic harmony and taking into account the opinion of every member of the Alliance: we came together, we will leave together".

Turkey's offer in June to guard and manage the international airport in the Afghan capital was a unique opportunity for Ankara to build leverage over the United States, the European Union and NATO.

Turkish citizens who were evacuated on Aug. 16 from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the capital Kabul shared their stories, observations and descriptions of the chaotic atmosphere at Hamid Karzai International Airport, where thousands were desperately waiting, hoping to get out of the country.

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President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 defended the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban's stunning military takeover that triggered panic in Kabul with thousands mobbing the airport in a desperate attempt to flee.

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"The international community should unite to ensure that Afghanistan is never used again as a platform or refuge for terrorist organizations," Guterres said at an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council convened today due to the crisis in Afghanistan.

Germany should work closely with Turkey to address a potential new refugee influx from Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly told a closed-door ruling party meeting on Aug. 16. 

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According to Bild daily, Merkel made the remarks during an executive committee meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Ljubljana – The Slovenian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. “Violence should be ended, the civilian population, in particular women and children, should be protected, and basic human rights standards should be upheld,” the ministry said on Twitter on Monday.

More than 40 illegal migrants have been detained in various places in Sofia for a day. They are mostly young men as most of them are Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime. Investigators say there are also Syrians and Iraqis among the migrants.