Afghanistan evacuations pick up pace, more than 2,000 flown out

Afghanistan evacuations pick up pace, more than 2,000 flown out — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) A Western security official noted that evacuations from Afghanistan are picking up pace, with over 2,200 civilians having been flown out of the country by Wednesday.

The Taliban say they will not attack old enemies, that they want peace and will respect women’s rights as far as Sharia law allows, but many Afghans are desperately trying to leave the country, according to Reuters’ reporting on Wednesday.