80 Indians evacuated; 150 miss flight as Taliban stop for checks
The Hindu
Air Force flight with evacuees expected to reach New Delhi by Sunday morning.
At least 80 Indian nationals were airlifted from Kabul to Dushanbe in neighbouring Tajikistan aboard a special Indian Air Force C-130 J aircraft, although more than 150 others failed to get past Taliban guards, who are blocking access to Kabul airport, in time for the flight on Saturday. The airlift was part of the government’s ongoing efforts to bring back hundreds of Indian doctors, teachers, engineers and others who have been unable to leave the country since the Taliban took over more than a week ago. The group of 80 Indians, who had managed to enter the airport perimeter on Thursday, finally boarded the special plane on Friday night, and are due to return to Delhi by Sunday morning. A third, smaller group of Indian nationals were able to board a NATO-operated charter, which has dropped them in Doha, and they are expected to return to India by commercial flights.More Related News