The Taliban have halted all flights of Afghan evacuees for the past two weeks in a dispute about how the airport in Kabul is run and who is allowed on the evacuation flights.
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Before the flights stopped, the Taliban were using the seats to send migrant workers out of Afghanistan to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other destinations to find work, according to the congressional source and the source familiar with the matter. While Taliban fighters were designating who got the seats, it is not clear whether the people leaving were hardened Taliban fighters, sympathizers, civilians or a combination of the groups.
The feud is between the Qataris and the Taliban, said the congressional source, the two refugee advocates and a State Department official. “I can confirm for you that the U.S. is not involved in the dispute and has not been,” said a U.S. government source familiar with the situation. “This remains between Qatar and the Taliban.”
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