A US legislator has blamed the Taliban for preventing Afghans and Americans from leaving Afghanistan through Mazar-I-Sharif International Airport.
Conservative House part Michael McCaul said on Sunday that planes had been attempting to leave the air terminal "for the most recent few days".
A NGO affirmed to the BBC that it had individuals holding back to load up one of the flights.
The Taliban has denied the cases, marking them as purposeful publicity.
Representative Zabihullah Mujahid told the BBC: "This isn't correct. Our Mujahideen steer clear of normal Afghans. This is publicity and we reject it."
Mr McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, disclosed to Fox News there were six planes conveying American residents and Afghan translators holding up at the air terminal.
"[The State Department] has cleared these flights and the Taliban won't allow them to leave the air terminal," he said.
The Texas delegate added: "We know the motivation behind why is on the grounds that the Taliban need something in return."
In an email to individuals from Congress seen by CBS News, the State Department recognized there were sanction trips at Mazar-I-Sharif that the Taliban won't permit to fly until they have endorsed the flight.
Marina LeGree, originator and CEO of the NGO Ascend Athletics which works with Afghan young ladies and ladies, told the BBC that the quantity of planes could be higher than six, saying she has heard there could be upwards of 1,000 individuals holding on to get out.
Her association has a gathering of 34 individuals who have been standing by to leave for six days, among them 19 Americans and two green card holders.
They are important for a bigger coordinated departure under the protection of the US government.
Ms LeGree said she accepted a question or arrangement between the Taliban and the Afghan carrier Kam Air was holding up the flights.
"We're simply quietly holding up like every other person and we have individuals with families, there's a three-year-old in our blend who has been pulled around for seven days at this point," she said.
She added that the Taliban had come into where individuals were being held and captured individuals multiple times.
"It's simply a stressing circumstance generally speaking," she said.
In an explanation to the BBC, a representative for the State Department said the worry felt was seen, however added: "We don't have staff on the ground, we don't have air resources in the country, we don't control the airspace - regardless of whether over Afghanistan or somewhere else in the district."
The US pulled out its soldiers from Afghanistan last week following 20 years in the country. In excess of 120,000 US residents, partners and Afghan residents were cleared from Kabul air terminal.
Because of the withdrawal, the State Department said it didn't need to the necessary resources to affirm subtleties of the flight or those holding up to board.do
Notwithstanding, "we will hold the Taliban to its promise to allow individuals unreservedly to withdraw Afghanistan," the representative said.
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