Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ from Kabul in US airlift

Afghan security guards stand on a wall as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul on Tuesday (AP)

The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a US-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said on Tuesday.

However, a timetable for completing the evacuation of Americans, Afghan allies and others has yet to be worked out with the country’s new rulers.