The first German military plane to land in Kabul since the Taliban takeover has evacuated only seven people, the government said on Tuesday, due to chaos at the Afghan capital’s airport.
Germany, which had the second-largest military contingent in Afghanistan after the United States, said it was only able to take dual nationals who were at the airport.
Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the transport plane undertook a “breakneck landing” on Monday evening.
“We have a very chaotic, dangerous and complex situation at the airport,” she told broadcaster ARD. “We had very little time, so we only took on board people who were on-site.”
“Admission of people from the civilian part of the airport was not made possible by the partners exercising security responsibility at the airport,” she said.
Thousands of people are stranded at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as they attempt to flee the country amid the Taliban takeover.
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