About 400 Afghans with Russian citizenship were asked for help

About 400 Afghans with Russian citizenship turned to Russia for help with evacuation from Afghanistan after the seizure of power by Taliban, said the Russian ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov.

The diplomat called what was happening at Kabula airport “a mess” that happened through the fault of the Americans. “There are no workarounds. Therefore, people worry, asked us for help. About 400 [man]. These are Afghans who have Russian citizenship as a second citizenship, ”he said (quote for TASS ). What kind of help Afghans ask for, the ambassador did not specify.

On August 15, Taliban terrorists captured Kabul and announced control of all Afghanistan. President Ashraf Gani in response resigned and left for the UAE. After the change of authorities, many countries began to evacuate from Afghanistan both their citizens and ordinary Afghans who collaborated with the military. Because of this, in the early days of the capture of Kabul, a tags formed at the airport, in which at least 12 people died .

After the seizure of power, the Taliban announced an amnesty for officials. At the same time, according to the UN, the militants compiled lists of those who collaborated with NATO, the USA and Great Britain. Such people can threaten execution: the Taliban began to go around the houses of local residents and threaten to kill or arrest their families. The Russian ambassador Zhirnov previously called the terrorists who guarded the embassy "adequate men." According to him, the situation in Kabul improved after a change of power.