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Poland has halted its airlift evacuations from Kabul’s international airport over safety concerns, as Western nations prepare to end operations helping those fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan ahead of America’s looming withdrawal.

Marcin Przydacz, a Polish deputy foreign minister, said that a group taken from Kabul and now in Uzbekistan was the last evacuated by Poland. Another plane is on its way to Warsaw. He said his nation made its decision after consulting with US and British officials.

“After a long analysis of reports on the security situation we cannot risk the lives of our diplomats and of our soldiers any longer,” Mr Przydacz said.

Additional reporting by AP

Striking aerial photos show the huge numbers of Afghans lining up to evacuate their country, writes Nathan Place.

As the United States prepares to withdraw its troops from the nation by the end of August, satellite pictures show massive lines of people and cars at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, apparently attempting to flee the new Taliban regime.

Donald Trump launched a scathing attack against the Joe Biden administration and its handling of Afghanistan in a latest advert, labelling the president “Surrender-in-chief,” and once again mocking the moment Mr Biden fell on the stairs of Air Force One, writes Stuti Mishra.

The one and a half minute-long advert launched on Saturday contained sustained attacks on Mr Biden’s presidential term so far, including calling America’s retreat from Afghanistan “the greatest foreign policy humiliation” in US history.

“Joe Biden promised Americans a future of growth, strength, diplomacy, and power. He told us ‘America was back,’” the supporting text on Mr Trump’s website said. “Instead, he withdrew troops from Afghanistan before removing our weapons, our allies, or even our own citizens.”