First civilian flight from Kabul since Taliban's takeover lands in Doha

Around 200 passengers, including Americans, arrived in Doha, Qatar after flying from Kabul airport on the first flight ferrying out foreigners since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.

The US government facilitated the departure of US citizens and lawful permanent residents on a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Hamid Karzai International Airport with the cooperation of the Taliban.

The Taliban have been businesslike and professional in their facilitating the departure of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the White House said.

A senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the media, said the Taliban’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister helped facilitate the flight.

Americans, US green cardholders and other nationalities, including Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, were aboard, the official added.

Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani also praised the Taliban for allowing the flight.