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Large crowds gathered around Kabul International Airport on Friday despite repeated warnings of more terrorist attacks, a day after U.S. staff members. Thirteen civilians and at least 75 Afghan civilians were killed in what is now the Pentagon, which it says was a suicide bomber.


The public transport window has already been closed for thousands of Afghan people as many countries have either run out or are about to end flights due to safety concerns.


President Joe Biden has promised to complete the evacuation mission in Afghanistan and promised to follow up on the attackers, saying on Thursday evening that "we will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down and pay for it."


A Taliban official said 75 Afghan civilians had been killed and about 150 injured in airport violence, and the Associated Press quoted unnamed officials as saying that at least 95 Afghans had been killed.


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Key issues and developments:

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All items are in Eastern Time:


Johnson of the U.S. Criticizes Afghan Exit Time (1 pm)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the timing of his ouster from Afghanistan was not the U.K. He would, as he swore he would change "heaven and earth" to bring out the British and Afghans who helped British troops out of the country.



"The timing of this is not what the country would have chosen," Johnson said Friday in a joint broadcast speech. “Sadly there will be people who have not passed, people who may qualify, and what I can say to them is that we will move heaven and earth to help them out; we will do anything in the second phase. ”


Johnson said the UK was "continuing to talk to" Taliban, "who are" friends "of the Islamic State, after a terrorist group targeted Kabul International Airport with a suicide bomber on Thursday. He said the attack showed that Afghanistan was "very difficult" to govern and that the Taliban would need a "co-operative relationship" with western powers. - Alex Morales


Pentagon Does Not See Great Role in Release After August 31 (12:13 pm)

A day after President Joe Biden promised to continue expelling Americans and their supporters from Afghanistan over the next week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said he did not expect it to "play a significant role in the military's efforts to move forward."


Kirby also said that the U.S. It will continue its "muscle movement" to reduce the number of troops and destroy other resources ahead of the Biden deadline of August 31 to end the evacuation effort at Kabul airport. He said the Pentagon would stop providing daily updates on the number of American troops remaining, citing operational safety.



The United States continues to experience "certain threats," Kirby said, adding: "We are certainly prepared and can anticipate future efforts. We are very much looking at these threats, especially in real time." - Peter Martin and Tony Capaccio


Two British people killed in Kabul Attack, Raab Says (11:45 am)

Two British people were killed in an attack on Kabul International Airport on Thursday, the U.K. Secretary of State said. Dominic Raab in a statement.


A British national was also killed in the attack, injuring two other civilians. No military or government victims were reported.


"We will not turn our backs on those who look to us in their time of need, and we will never be intimidated by terrorists," Raab said. - Charles Capel


EU Officials Call Afghan Exclusion With 'Turnning Point' Defense '(11:37 a.m.)

A sudden U.S. release What comes out of Afghanistan is Europe's "turning" into a debate over the need for similar security forces, says a European Union internal market commissioner.



“For me, European defense is no longer an option. It has to grow, ”Thierry Breton said in a statement on Friday, adding that Afghanistan's events were a testament to Europe's confidence in the U.S. military. "The only question is 'when.' And we will be ready. ”


He said Europe needed a military force and needed to form a European Security Council that would respond to various threats. - Kevin Whitelaw


The Pentagon Says Only Only The Most Powerful Explosion (10:49 a.m.)

The Pentagon said that despite previous reports to the contrary, there was only one explosion that shook the Kabul airport terminal on Thursday, not two.


Major General William Taylor told reporters that officials now believe there is only one suicide bombing, adding that "more powerful events" such as those on Thursday often lead to more misinformation reported. - Peter Martin


Spanish Leader Calls Afghan Disaster 'Failure' (9:15 a.m.)

Spain was able to help evacuate 2,206 people from 17 planes, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a news conference, calling the rescue operation "complete."

However, the situation inside Afghanistan is "a crisis, a crisis, a failure," he added. Spain has shown "much doubt" about the U.S. decision. "All of this will yield significant results from the point of view of geopolitics, security and the flow of migration which we will obviously need to consider and take action collectively." - Charles Penty


Italy presses special G-20 summit (8:30 a.m.)

Italy is continuing to host a Group of 20 extraordinary conferences, which could be a "integrated management platform" for Afghanistan's problems, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said at a press conference in conjunction with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. He did not give details as soon as possible.


The G-20 includes China, Russia and Turkey, which are key to building a cohesive approach to Afghanistan.


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A Taliban militant is on high alert for a bomb blast yesterday at Kabul International Airport.

Italy is nearing completion at Kabul International Airport, said Di Maio, on a final flight carrying strategists and troops to depart in the coming hours. All Italian citizens and 4,900 Afghans and their families have been deported. - Flavia Rotondi


France Will End Nearby Flights (6:30 a.m.)

The French evacuation of Afghanistan in Afghanistan "will soon end," junior European affairs minister Clement Beaune told Europe 1 radio on Friday. "It may go on for a longer period of time than tonight but we must remain vigilant on this issue."



The French Foreign Ministry initially told reporters that the transit could end on Thursday. - Ania Nussbaum


The U.S. Evacuations Cross 110,000 (6:20 a.m.)

The United States has evacuated 12,500 people from Kabul in the past 24 hours, White House Deputy Secretary of Information Andrew Bates tweeted.


Since August 14, the U.S. has relocated and facilitated the evacuation of about 105,000 people. Since the end of July, it has evacuated about 110,600 people, Bates said. - Jennifer Jacobs



Turkey Security Feet Runs Kabul Airport (3:30 a.m.)

Turkey has security concerns over the Taliban's request to operate at the country's largest airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.



"The Taliban have said they will protect the airport if Turkey agrees to use it," Erdogan said. “We have not made any decision yet. Anything can happen there at any time, including death. ”


Negotiations with the Taliban have been held at the Turkish embassy in Kabul, Erdogan said without giving further details. - Selcan Hacaoglu


UK Ends Afghans Release In Hours (2:40 p.m.)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said the UK's expulsion program for British and Afghan nationals was a matter of hours after the closure of its visa processing center outside the airport gates. About 1,000 people were admitted to Kabul airport from the nearby Baron's Hotel, and the hotel's processing center closed at 4:30 a.m. London time, Sky News told.


Wallace later told LBC radio that since August 14, the UK had deported about 8,000 Afghan people who had helped the British over the past 20 years. He said the government estimated that there would be about 100-150 British people, some of whom lived voluntarily. Some 800-1,100 Afghans who helped the British will be left behind, he said. - Alex Morales


Spain Finishes Afghanistan (2:10 am)


Spain has completed its operation to transport people to Afghanistan, according to a statement sent by email by the President of Spain. The last two flights were scheduled to arrive in Dubai early Friday morning. They were in charge of 81 Spanish soldiers and embassies, as well as Afghan workers and their families. Spanish troops have displaced 1,898 people from the country. - Laura Millan


Pakistan Warns of Security Machine (2:00 am.)

Pakistani authorities have controlled all hotels in Islamabad and stopped allowing new reservations for at least the next three weeks, and thousands of foreigners, including strategists and journalists, are expected in the capital after the bombing in Kabul, reports Dawn newspaper.



This "space in Afghanistan is a great danger," Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Twitter on Friday. "The world must not abandon the people of Afghanistan otherwise there will be chaos. Pakistan has played an important role, but the strong role of the superpowers is crucial to stabilizing Afghanistan. ”- Ismail Dilwar


Taliban to Hunt Attackers, Officially Says (1:45 a.m.)

A senior Taliban official who requested anonymity said about 75 Afghan people had been killed and another 150 injured in the attack, which took place near a U.S.-controlled gate. The official also said that the Taliban were planning to retaliate.


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Relatives load the coffin into a car owned by Italian NGO Emergency in Kabul on August 27. Photographer: Aamir Qureshi / AFP / Getty Photos

The official said the Taliban would pursue the perpetrators, whoever they were, and retaliate against the attack. - Eltaf Najafizada


Australia Suspends Citizens Release (9:20 pm.)

Australia will no longer try to evict some of its citizens and visa holders from Kabul after the city's attack, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.



"Australia's elimination of our operations is a reflection of many other countries now," Morrison told reporters in Canberra. The nation, an alliance of the United States and a participant in its 10-year war in Afghanistan, has displaced about 4,100 people since the fall of the Taliban, he said.


Morrison added that there were no plans for Australia to engage in other activities in Afghanistan as it enters the "human trafficking" phase. "We've been there for 20 years," he said. "The quest for a failed state has been successful and, sadly, that has not been possible." - Jason Scott



Georgetown University C. Christine Fair with deadly bombs in Kabul

C. Christine Fair, Professor at Georgetown University, discusses recent developments in Afghanistan. He talks to David Ingles, Rishaad Salamat and Jvonne Man on "Bloomberg Markets Asia". (Source: Bloomberg)

 


The deadline will not change, the White House says (6:30 p.m.)

Biden's deadline for August 31 to end the evacuation campaign in Afghanistan has stood despite a deadly attack, a White House official said.



"Nothing has changed in that time frame," White House News Secretary Jen Psaki told a news conference Thursday evening. He added that U.S. military officials had urged the president to hold office.


Psaki said the American flag would be flown by half-personnel at government buildings and military bases in honor of members of the U.S. military killed in Afghanistan. "I am confident that the president will do everything in his power to honor the sacrifice and service of the deceased," Psaki said. - John Harney

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