Around 300 Indian nationals will likely land today in India amid the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. On Saturday, 87 Indians on board a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force were taken to Tajikistan capital Dushanbe from Kabul airport are being brought back to India in a special Air India flight early on Sunday from the central Asian city.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, around 1.20 am on Sunday, “Bringing Indians home from Afghanistan! AI 1956 carrying 87 Indians departs from Tajikistan for New Delhi. Two Nepalese nationals also evacuated. Assisted and supported by our Embassy at Dushanbe. More evacuation flights to follow.”
Meanwhile,135 Indians, who were evacuated from Kabul and sent to Doha, are being sent to India, the Indian embassy in Qatar said. The embassy said, in a post-midnight tweet, said, “1st batch of 135 Indians who were evacuated 4m Kabul to Doha over past days being repatriated tonight to India.”
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