Exclusive: 'Taliban Was Watching Embassy' - How India Evacuated Its Staff

Chaos in Kabul: Details of the challenging and difficult circumstances under which the Indian embassy staff were evacuated have emerged.

Two Indian Air Force C-17 transports flew into Kabul on August 15 to evacuate Indian embassy personnel, including Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel who defend the mission. Details of the challenging and difficult circumstances under which the Indian mission staff were evacuated have now emerged. The security situation in the intervening night of August 15-16 deteriorated sharply and no evacuations became possible then. The Indian embassy was reportedly also under observation by the Taliban and the high-security Green Zone was breached. The Taliban terrorists raided the Shahir Visa Agency, which processes visas for Afghans looking to travel to India. The first batch of 45 Indian personnel who were evacuated on the first IAF aircraft yesterday were initially stopped by Taliban sentries on their way to the airport.