IAF aircraft awaits clearance to evacuate more Indians stranded in Afghanistan

Government sources said an Indian Air Force aircraft is awaiting permission to land in Kabul. On Monday, at least 46 people were airlifted from the war-torn nation. Sources added that both IAF and commercial aircraft have been kept on stand by to evacuate more Indians.  

An Indian Air Force transport aircraft is awaiting clearance for landing in Afghanistan’s Kabul airport to evacuate Indian citizens who were stranded after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government. Government sources said both Air Force and commercial planes are the stand by to bring back more Indians from Afghanistan.