Afghanistan India Evacuation: An Air India flight carrying 78 passengers including 25 Indian citizens has been en route to New Delhi from Tajikistan's Dushanbe in a safe evacuation from Afghanistan.

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News agency ANI reported this in a report at 8.07 AM in the morning today. Arindam Bagchi, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson tweeted from his official Twitter handle, "Helping in the safe return from Afghanistan. AI 1956 enroute to Delhi from Dushanbe carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian nationals. Evacuees were flown in from Kabul on an  @IAF_MCC  aircraft."

 

ANI further reported that the Indian authorities evacuated 75 Sikhs amidst the deteriorating situation in war-torn Afghanistan.

The situation in Afghanistan is worsening and people are in a rush to leave the country after the Taliban seized control of the country last week. On August 15, 2021, the Afghanistan government fell soon after President Ashraf Ghani left the country.

There are certain updates in relation to Afghanistan today. They are as follows:

9 AM - At 9 AM, a flight lands with more than 40 evacuated Afghan Sikhs in Delhi. Three Holy Sri Guru Granth sahib also brought from Afghanistan

1.30 PM - A session has been scheduled at 1.30 PM by United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Afghanistan

5 PM - BRICS NSA meet is scheduled at 5 PM. The meeting will be chaired by Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor as India is the host.

7 PM - G7 leaders meet on Afghanistan