USA and Uzbekistan reached an agreement with the pilots of the Afghan Air Force, which fled from Afghanistan to the Central Asian country. This is reported by Edition The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) with reference to its sources.
According to the American newspaper, Afghan pilots, along with their native profits in Uzbekistan on aircraft and helicopters of the Air Force of Afghanistan. It is noted that the pilots are afraid to return to the country, despite the fact that the “Taliban” movement (prohibited in Russia) promised amnesty to all officials and military.
The Wall Street Journal said that 585 pilots, crew members and their relatives will be transferred to the US military base in Doha. At the same time it is still unknown, where they will be sent further. According to the American publication, there are also 46 military aircraft and helicopters arriving from Afghanistan at the moment in Uzbekistan. The Taliban urge them to return them to Afghanistan, but Washington is opposed to this step.
Earlier it was reported that an attempt to evacuate the musicians of the Orchestra Zohra, also known as the Afghan female orchestra, and employees of the National Institute of Music of Afghanistan failed due to the failure of the Taliban movement militants to wake up their commander at Kabul airport. According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States has declared their readiness to help musicians leave the country through the Kabuli Airport, this decision was supported by American politicians and military, as well as a team of former security and intelligence officers. Musicians, their families and teachers were put on buses and brought to the airport, but the plan was broken.