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Merkel: Germany to Continue Afghanistan Evacuations 'As Long As Possible'
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August 25, 2021
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Aug 25, 20211:31Now PlayingAngela Merkel said Germany would continue efforts to protect people in Afghanistan even after its military evacuations -- which have rescued 4,600 people -- are halted.
She said the West needed to accept that the Taliban is now in charge and that Germany would talk with the group to try to protect people, adding that NATO allies need to continue efforts to ensure the country doesn’t again become a safe haven for terrorist groups.
“It’s clear that the Taliban are the reality in Afghanistan,” the chancellor said in a speech to the Bundestag on Wednesday. “This new reality is bitter, but we need to come to terms with it.”
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