The attempt to evacuate the musicians of the Orchestra Zohra, also known as the Afghan Women’s Orchestra, and employees of Afghanistan National Institute of Music has failed due to failure of “Taliban” movement of militants (an organization banned in Russia) to wake his commander at the airport in Kabul. It is reported by The Walt Street Journal (WSJ).
According to the publication, the United States declared their readiness to help musicians to leave the country through the Kabul airport, this decision was supported by the American political and military leaders, as well as the team of the former members of the security and intelligence services. Musicians, their families and teachers put on a bus and driven to the airport.
The plan broke down owing to the fact that the checkpoint at the airport, the Taliban did not want to wake the sleeping commander, in order to obtain permission for the evacuation.
The orchestra plays a girl from 13 to 20 years from a shelter in Kabul, they play a mixture of traditional Afghan music and western classics.
It was reported earlier that the Taliban will allow 200 Americans, as well as citizens of other countries to leave Afghanistan. They allowed foreigners remaining after the evacuation to fly charter flights. aircraft departure could take place on 9 September. According to the source, it agreed with the terrorists the US special representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad.