US Secretary of Defense: Al Qaeda may be active again in Afghanistan

A spokesman for the US National Security Council said in a statement that the Taliban's cooperation in withdrawing the first civilian flight from Afghanistan was a "professional and positive first step".

British Foreign Secretary Dominique Robb has announced that 13 British nationals have been able to leave Afghanistan for Qatar. "We expect the Taliban to abide by their commitment to allow those who want to leave Afghanistan safely to leave," he said.

The first international civilian flight from Kabul landed at Doha Airport minutes ago

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The first international civilian flight departed from Kabul International Airport on Thursday after a long absence. The Qatari plane is carrying more than 200 Americans and other nationals The last plane flew from this airport on August 15 during an operation to transfer citizens out of Afghanistan