United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallis offered refugees who remained in Afghanistan who could not leave the country on the plane, try to do it on their own on the ground. He said about this in an interview with the Times newspaper.
According to him, many citizens of Afghansan who collaborated with foreign missions are now trying to leave the country because of the fear of retaliation from the militants who captured the country of the Taliban movement (prohibited in Russia a terrorist organization), but because of the influx of people in Kabul Airport Get to flights not all.
At the same time, Wallis notes that all the nicer border crossings between Afghanistan and neighboring countries are under the control of the Taliban.
In this situation, the Minister of Defense advised those who want to escape from Afghanistan, if possible, look for other ground routes to cross the border and leave in third countries. In his opinion, this is the most secure option.
Earlier, the President of the Russian Section of the International Police Association, Lieutenant-General Yuri Zhdanov, in an interview with RIA Novosti warned Russians that, because of the situation in Afghanistan, in the country, he can have influx of illegal immigrants through the CIS countries. He noted that criminals can also penetrate the refugees to Russia, and, both legal and illegally.
On August 15, the militants of the Radical Movement of the Taliban (recognized as terrorist and prohibited in Russia) declared the taking under the control of the entire territory of Afghanistan. They were able to subjugate most of the country and all major cities in a few weeks, and also announced the emergency creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.