One Afghan guard was killed and three were wounded in a firefight at the airport's north gate on Monday, which also involved US and German forces.

A Taliban official vows accountability for the conduct of its members across Afghanistan, insisting that the militant group will probe reports of any reprisals or atrocities by its forces.

US President Joe Biden is trying to restore a sense of calm to the chaotic evacuation effort in Afghanistan.

NATO pledges to redouble efforts to evacuate personnel and allies from Afghanistan, says an official, as thousands of people are still attempting to board flights in a chaotic and dangerous situation at the Kabul airport in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the capital.

The international community has reacted to the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital with some politicians, including those in the West, criticizing the outcome of their 20 year presence in Afghanistan.

Former US national security adviser H.R. McMaster has said that the rapid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan happened because rump made a “capitulation agreement with Taliban.”

Afghanistan says it has installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter incoming rockets by Taliban militants.

The Taliban have called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Afghanistan.

NATO says it will provide funding to help secure Kabul airport, Afghanistan’s main gateway to the outside world, as foreign forces withdraw from the country after two decades of war.