France and UK to propose Kabul safe zone at UN meeting, says Macron

Emergency resolution would call for Taliban support of plan to enable continued air evacuations, says French president

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France and Britain plan to table an emergency UN security council resolution on Monday calling for the Taliban to back a civilian-run safe zone at Kabul airport that would allow the continued air evacuation of those who want to leave the country, the French president has said.

What we are trying to do is to be able to organise targeted humanitarian operations for evacuations that will not take place through the military airport in Kabul," Emmanuel Macron told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.