US says Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan offer assistance in evacuation from Kabul

The U.S. government said on Friday that a dozen countries, from Europe to the Middle East and Central Asia, will allow Americans and others evacuated from Kabul to transit their territory as it steps up its evacuation efforts from Afghanistan, Report informs, citing Reuters.

State Department spokesperson Ned Price stressed Bahrain, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan had already begun or will soon begin transiting Americans, or in some circumstances others, through their territories.

He added that nearly a dozen countries, including Ukraine, had also made "generous offers" regarding the relocation of Afghans at risk.

The United States is desperately trying to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan as reports of Taliban reprisals against Afghans who worked with U.S.-led forces increase, forcing foreign powers to accelerate the evacuation effort.