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Biden told [[George Stephanopoulos]] the same morning that "one of the things we didn't know is what the Taliban would do in terms of trying to keep people from getting out, what they would do. What are they doing now? They're cooperating, letting American citizens get out, American personnel get out, embassies get out, et cetera.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/full-transcript-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-interview-president/story?id=79535643</ref>

Biden told [[George Stephanopoulos]] the same morning that "one of the things we didn't know is what the Taliban would do in terms of trying to keep people from getting out, what they would do. What are they doing now? They're cooperating, letting American citizens get out, American personnel get out, embassies get out, et cetera.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/full-transcript-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-interview-president/story?id=79535643</ref>

On August 19, 2921 [[VOA]] announced Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani had been placed in charge of security around the Kabul airport.<ref>https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/hardline-haqqani-network-put-charge-kabul-security</ref>  On August 22, 2021, Haqqani told ''Al Jazeera'', “all Afghans” should feel safe under their Islamic Emirate, and that a “general amnesty” has been granted across the nation’s 34 provinces.  "If we can defeat superpowers, surely we can provide safety to the Afghan people," said Haqqani, "All of those people who left this country, we will assure them of their safety," Haqqani went on. "You’re all welcome back in Afghanistan."<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/all-afghans-should-feel-safe-under-taliban-says-security-chief</ref>  The [[Haqqani network]] was already executing civilians and former members of the Afghan National Army, according to the [[United Nations]].<ref>https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/24/un-has-credible-reports-of-summary-executions-of-civilians-by-taliban</ref>

On August 19, 2921 [[VOA]] announced Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani had been placed in charge of security around the Kabul airport.<ref>https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/hardline-haqqani-network-put-charge-kabul-security</ref>  On August 22, 2021, Haqqani told ''Al Jazeera'', “all Afghans” should feel safe under their Islamic Emirate, and that a “general amnesty” has been granted across the nation’s 34 provinces.  "If we can defeat superpowers, surely we can provide safety to the Afghan people," said Haqqani, "All of those people who left this country, we will assure them of their safety," Haqqani went on. "You’re all welcome back in Afghanistan."<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/all-afghans-should-feel-safe-under-taliban-says-security-chief</ref>  The Haqqani network was already executing civilians and former members of the Afghan National Army, according to the [[United Nations]].<ref>https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/24/un-has-credible-reports-of-summary-executions-of-civilians-by-taliban</ref>

Stuart Ramsey of ''[[Sky News]]'' wrote shortly after being expelled from Afghanistan by the UK Ministry of Defense amidst all the mayhem,

Stuart Ramsey of ''[[Sky News]]'' wrote shortly after being expelled from Afghanistan by the UK Ministry of Defense amidst all the mayhem,