https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/16/the-latest-us-tells-taliban-not-to-hinder-kabul-evacuation/

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The latest on Afghanistan where the Taliban have seized power, two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war:

WASHNGTON — A U.S. defense officials says the head of Central Command has met face-to-face with senior Taliban leaders to urge their fighters not to interfere with the U.S. military’s evacuation operations at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.