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Friday, 20 August 2021 (YJC)_ A NATO official said efforts were under way to withdraw from Afghanistan as soon as possible.
According to Reuters, a NATO official today (Friday) said that more than 18,000 people had left Kabul after the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital and promised that efforts to leave the country would increase.
A NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said thousands of people unable to leave the country were still flocking to the airport.
Criticism of NATO and other Western powers has risen sharply as images of the Afghan invasion of Kabul Airport spread around the world.
US President Joe Biden has decided to talk about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan on Friday, and he himself is one of the leaders who has been heavily criticized for managing the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
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