KABUL, 07 February 2022, (TON): The Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that five Afghan air force pilots who left Afghanistan after the republic government’s collapse, have returned to the country and resumed work.

Officials at the ministry further said that they will persistently strive to encourage all professional staff of the previous government to return to Afghanistan.

Enayatullah Khwarizmi, MoD’s spokesman said “five Afghan pilots who left country, based on propaganda, answered our call and came back to Afghanistan.”

With the fall of the republic government, many of the experienced military and air force staff of Afghanistan fled the country to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, but no details are available about where these five pilots are returning from.

Khwarizmi said “the leadership of the Ministry of Defense has consistently called on everyone to come back and serve their country.”

In the meantime, Anas Haqqani, a high member of the Islamic Emirate, welcomed the return of Afghan pilots on Twitter, saying Afghanistan currently needs professionals.