After 20 years of hostility, the two sides were only 30 meters apart, but they didn't shoot

Original title: after 20 years of hostility, the two sides were only 30 meters apart, but they didn't shoot ----- digital newspaper of Sanxiang Metropolis Daily
The Afghan Taliban said on August 28 that Taliban personnel had been stationed in some areas of Kabul airport, but the United States denied this claim.
US President Joseph Biden said on the same day that Kabul airport was "likely" to be attacked again within 36 hours. Biden's voice did not fall. On the 29th local time, a residential area near Kabul airport was attacked by rockets. At present, two people have been killed and three injured. According to witnesses, the dead and injured included women and children.
"The threat of terrorist attacks remains high"
The US military carried out the second military strike
According to a statement issued by the White House, Biden held a meeting with the national security team and the commander of the U.S. military in Afghanistan on the morning of August 28. Biden said the situation on the ground remained "extremely dangerous" and that the "threat of terrorist attacks" against Kabul airport remained high“ My commanders told me that an attack is likely to occur within 24 to 36 hours. "
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan also issued a warning that Kabul airport faces a "specific and credible" threat of attack, urging Americans near Kabul airport to "leave immediately".
Suicide bombings and shootings occurred outside Kabul airport on the 26th, killing 13 U.S. troops, wounding 18 and killing at least 170 Afghan civilians. The Afghan branch of the extremist organization "Islamic state" claimed to launch the attack. As a counterattack, the U.S. military sent drones to kill two and wounded a member of the "Islamic state" Afghan branch in Afghanistan on the 27th.
Biden said on the 28th, "this attack is not the last. We will continue to pursue and suppress anyone involved in that heinous attack and let them pay the price."
Biden said that the United States continues to evacuate personnel in Afghanistan and "withdrew another 6800 people yesterday, including hundreds of Americans".
According to local media reports in Afghanistan, on the afternoon of the 29th local time, the U.S. military carried out a military strike in the Afghan capital Kabul. It is reported that the U.S. military targets members of the branch of the extremist organization "Islamic state" in "huloshan province". Members of the organization are trying to carry out a suicide car bomb attack at Kabul International Airport.
US troops at Kabul airport begin to withdraw
The Taliban say they are ready to take over?
The Pentagon said on the 28th that since the 14th of this month, the United States has withdrawn from Afghanistan for more than 11 yearsOf the 37000 people, about 5400 are U.S. citizens. According to the associated press, the U.S. State Department said that about 350 Americans still want to leave Afghanistan, and about 280 Americans are ready to stay or do not explain their plans to the government.
The United States is scheduled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31, and withdraw American citizens and Afghans who have served the United States within this period. The Taliban has said that it will not allow the United States to extend the withdrawal time.
U.S. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said on the 28th that the U.S. troops stationed at Kabul airport have begun to withdraw, but refused to disclose the current number of U.S. troops. The Associated Press quoted a U.S. official as saying that the number of U.S. troops stationed at the airport has dropped from a maximum of about 5800 to less than 4000.
Taliban spokesman zabiula mujahid said on the 28th that Taliban personnel have entered and controlled some areas in Kabul airport and will take over the airport peacefully after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Another Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi also said on social media that Taliban personnel have been stationed in some military areas of Kabul airport.
However, Kirby denied the Taliban's statement and refused to explain whether the U.S. air raid on the "Islamic state" Afghan Branch received intelligence and other help from the Taliban. A Taliban told Reuters on the 29th that Taliban engineers and technicians are ready to receive the airport. "We are waiting for the Americans to finally nod and then take full control of the airport. Both sides hope for a "quick handover".
The last planes took off
Multinational operations to evacuate civilians have ended
Agence France Presse described that on the 28th, fully armed Taliban personnel could be seen everywhere in the airport ground facilities and ancillary buildings, and U.S. Marines monitored them on the roof of the terminal building. It is reported that 20 years after the start of the Afghan war, the two opponents were only 30 meters apart, but did not shoot.
At the press conference on the 28th, when asked whether the Taliban would enter the airport to take over security "before the last batch of aircraft took off", Kirby replied: "I won't discuss these details... In our actions, we always have the ability to defend ourselves."
Britain ended its evacuation of civilians on the 28th. The day before yesterday, the governments of France, Spain and Italy announced that the evacuation of their citizens and relevant Afghans had ended. An unnamed Western security official told Reuters on the 29th that there were only "more than 1000 civilians" to be evacuated from Kabul airport.
An unnamed Afghan told the associated press outside the airport that he had worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, tried to leave Afghanistan by plane, passed three Taliban checkpoints and was stopped in the fourth. The Taliban told him that the United States only allowed people with U.S. passports to pass“ I see no hope. What will happen if the evacuation is over? "
Agence France Presse reported that more than 10 buses unloaded passengers at the main entrance of the airport on the 28th. A Taliban said, "we have a list given by the Americans... If your name is on the list, you can pass."
The Taliban previously announced an amnesty, called on Afghans not to flee, and said that commercial flights would resume after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
■ according to Xinhua News Agency
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The Taliban said it would "form a cabinet" within a week or two
Governors and police chiefs of 33 provinces have been appointed
A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban said on August 28 that preparations were under way for "cabinet formation", which is expected to be completed within a week or two.
Taliban spokesman zabiula mujahid previously told Reuters that the news of "cabinet formation" would be released within a week, which was later corrected to "one or two weeks".
Mujahid said that the Taliban has appointed governors and police chiefs in 33 of the 34 provinces, as well as heads of key departments such as public health, education and the central bank.
Reuters asked whether there were women in the "cabinet", mujahid did not give a clear answer, but said it was decided by the Taliban leadership.
Mujahid condemned the U.S. drone's air attack on the Afghan branch of the extremist organization "Islamic state" in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on the 27th, calling it an "attack on Afghan territory". However, he called on the United States and other western countries to maintain diplomatic relations with Afghanistan in the future.
In addition, the Taliban announced on the 28th that it had ordered banks to resume business, with a weekly withdrawal limit of $200 or 20000 Afghanis. Mujahid said that the devaluation of Afghani is a "temporary" phenomenon caused by the sudden change of the situation. "Once the new government system starts to operate, the situation will return to normal".
■ according to Xinhua News Agency