Taliban offensive in Afghanistan: France calls on its nationals to leave the country

The warning has been heard by the French government which called on Tuesday, July 13, all its nationals to leave the country.

"Due to the development of the security situation in the country and given the short-term prospects," the French embassy announced in a statement on Tuesday.

A special flight will be chartered on the morning of July 17, from Kabul, to allow the entire French community to return to France.

A unique flight that the embassy "formally recommends that all French people take".

A decision that comes after a new attack.

On Tuesday, four civilians were killed in a mine explosion in central Kabul.

"At around 2:50 p.m., the terrorists detonated a mine in the Jade Maiwand neighborhood (...) in Kabul, killing four civilians and injuring 11", said the spokesman for the police in the capital, Ferdaws Faramarz, without further commenting. detail on the circumstances of the attack.

City dwellers invited to surrender

The attack was not immediately claimed, but the spokesperson implicated the Taliban, stressing that the latter had "in the past perpetrated this type of attack which killed and injured civilians".

Earlier today, the Taliban warned Turkey against the planned retention of Turkish troops when the departure of foreign forces is expected by the end of August.

Deprived of crucial American air support, the Afghan forces have so far offered little resistance and essentially control only the main axes and the provincial capitals, some of which are surrounded.

"The decision of the Turkish leaders is not judicious, it is a violation of our sovereignty and our territorial integrity", declared the Taliban in a statement, denouncing a measure "condemnable".

A few days earlier, Turkey had announced that its troops would ensure the security of Kabul airport after the end of the withdrawal of foreign forces via an agreement between Washington and Ankara.

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"We consider the maintenance of foreign forces in our homeland, by any country whatsoever and whatever the pretext, as occupation and the invaders will be treated as such," continued the insurgents.

Deprived of crucial US air support, Afghan forces have so far offered little resistance

"If the Turkish authorities do not reconsider their decision to continue occupying our country," the Taliban "will resist them, as they have resisted 20 years of foreign occupation", they said.

For 2 months, the Taliban have been advancing inexorably in the country, regaining control of vast rural portions of territory, now encircling several provincial capitals.

Deprived of crucial American air support, the Afghan forces have so far offered little resistance and essentially control only the main axes and the provincial capitals, some of which are surrounded.

In parallel with this warning to Turkey, they invited city dwellers on Tuesday to surrender to avoid fighting in the cities.

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“Now that the fighting from the mountains and the deserts has reached the gates of the cities, the Mujahedin do not want any fighting in the cities. It is better that our compatriots, scholars and ulemas use all channels to get in touch "with us in order" to reach a sensible agreement to avoid damage to their cities, "said a senior Taliban official, Amir Khan Muttaqi. .