Wednesday, November 10, 2021

A Taliban official urges ex-Afghan military pilots to stay, protected by an amnesty

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid shown during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7. On Wednesday he urged former Afghan military pilots to remain in the country, saying they would not face arrest.

A government spokesman's assurances came after dozens of U.S.-trained Afghan pilots were evacuated from Tajikistan in a U.S.-brokered deal, months after they sought refuge from the Taliban there.

(Image credit: Muhammad Farooq/AP)

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