U.S. says diplomatic presence in Kabul requires ‘functioning, secure airport’
The United States believes keeping an international diplomatic presence in Kabul requires a “functioning, secure” airport, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday, suggesting that embassies could be forced to close without one.
The statement came a day after a Taliban spokesman effectively rejected Turkey’s proposal that its troops remain to guard and run the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the departure of the rest of the U.S.-led foreign force.