Employees of the American Embassy in Kabul warned the US State Department in advance that the Government of Afghanistan will fall soon after the complete withdrawal of the American contingent from the country. It is reported by the Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to the sources.
According to the publication, on July 13, the Embassy staff sent a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the head of the US State Department’s Political Planning Bureau Salman Ahmed. It said the rapid and inevitable attack of the Taliban militants (a terrorist organization, prohibited in Russia). It is noted that at that moment diplomats realized that the government forces of Afghanistan could not be able to resist radicals.
In Telegram, the employees of the dipmissia expressed concerns that the militants will capture power in Kabul soon after completion conclusions of the American troops, which intends on August 31. Employees of the American Embassy in Kabul warned the US State Department in advance that the Government of Afghanistan will fall soon after the complete withdrawal of the American contingent from the country. They advised to immediately start collecting data from the US Afghans so that they could get special immigration visas. In addition, they recommended organize evacuation flights from Afghanistan no later than August 1.
According to the sources of WSJ, the head of the foreign policy department with the document got acquainted, but no decisions on this occasion was taken.
Earlier, adviser to the President of the United States on National Security Jake Sullivan on the air CBS News TV channel confirmed that US President Joe Bayden does not intend to expand the evacuation time of American citizens from Afghanistan. He hopes that the US military will have time to complete the export operation, not after August 31.