Taliban Agree To Let Afghans Leave After August 31: German Envoy

The German envoy said a Taliban's deputy chief negotiator assured him that Afghans with legal documents will continue to have the opportunity to travel on commercial flights after August 31.

The Taliban will continue to allow Afghans who have the right documents to leave Afghanistan after the United States'  withdrawal deadline on August 31, Germany's ambassador to Afghanistan said Wednesday. Markus Potzel said on Twitter he had met with Taliban deputy chief negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who had "assured me that Afghans with legal documents will continue to have the opportunity to travel on commercial flights after 31 August". (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)