US Reaches Deal With Taliban On Evacuations From Kabul's Airport

A volunteer carries an injured man on the tarmac at the airport in Kabul on August 16. The chaos unfolded on Monday as thousands rushed to the airport in a desperate attempt to flee the Taliban after the country's 20 year civil war  

The Hill: US reaches deal with Taliban on evacuations: report 

The U.S. has reached a deal with the Taliban to ensure that evacuations from Kabul's airport can take place without interference from the group, according to a report by The Associated Press.

The deal was reached in talks in Doha, Qatar, between senior Taliban officials and Gen. Frank McKenzie. 

The two sides apparently agreed to a "deconfliction mechanism” in which operations at the airport in Kabul are permitted to continue without interference from the Taliban.  

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WNU Editor: No indication on how long this deal will last, but my gut tells me that the US wants to get out and done with Kabul ASAP.