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Updated August 22nd, 2021 at 11:28 IST

Afghanistan: Nearly 300 Indians evacuated from Kabul reach Delhi after Taliban siege

On Sunday, approximately 300 Indians returned from Afghanistan via an evacuation process. A number of flights have been bringing Indians back

Reported by: Piyushi Sharma
Afghanistan
(IMAGE: @MEAINDIA - TWITTER) | Image:self
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On Sunday, approximately 300 Indians returned from Afghanistan. In light of the increasing security situation in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, this was done as part of India's evacuation operation. People involved in the situation confirmed this.

Afghanistan: Indians being evacuated post-Taliban takeover of the country

On Saturday, a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force flew 87 Indians from Kabul to Dushanbe, Tajikistan's capital. They arrived in Delhi early on Sunday on a special Air India flight from the Central Asian city. Separately, the Indian embassy in Qatar announced that 135 Indians who were evacuated from Kabul to Doha in recent days will be returned to India.

"1st batch of 135 Indians who were evacuated 4m Kabul to Doha over past days being repatriated tonight to India," the embassy said in a post-midnight tweet. The Indians who were evacuated from Kabul to Doha were employees of multiple multinational companies working in Afghanistan, according to reports. The Indians were airlifted in by US and NATO planes to Doha. On the condition of anonymity, the people cited above indicated that close to 100 Indians are likely to be flown back to India from Kabul by an Indian Air Force heavy-lift aircraft by Sunday.

About 300 Indian nationals evacuated on Sunday 

According to them, the total number of Indians who were evacuated on Sunday was around 300. After the Taliban seized control of Kabul, India evacuated 200 individuals, including the Indian envoy and other embassy employees, in two C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. Over 40 passengers were evacuated on the first flight and the majority of them were employees of the Indian consulate. On Tuesday, the second C-17 aircraft evacuated 150 individuals from Kabul, including Indian diplomats, officials, security staff, and other stranded Indians. With US assistance, the mission to evacuate about 200 Indians was completed. According to a conservative estimate, there could be roughly 400 Indians stranded in Afghanistan, and India has been looking into ways to remove them, including working with the US and other friendly countries.

The current situation in Afghanistan

The US Embassy issued a new security warning on Saturday telling Americans in Afghanistan not to travel to the Kabul airport without individual instruction from a US government representative. Three sniffer dogs, who were a part of the security at the Indian embassy in Afghanistan along with ITBP personnel deployed there, returned from Kabul to India earlier this week. The MEA India, Arindam Bagchi has constantly been updating about the evacuations on his Twitter as well.

(With inputs from PTI)

(IMAGE: @MEAINDIA - TWITTER)

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Published August 22nd, 2021 at 11:28 IST

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