Kuwait approves evacuation of 5,000 Afghans to US

KUWAIT CITY, 23 August 2021, (TON): The foreign ministry said that Kuwait has approved the passage of 5,000 Afghans who will be evacuated to the United States.

The ministry said “the move was ordered by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and is in appreciation of the strategic ties between Kuwait and the US.”

The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are also helping transit evacuees from Kabul through their airports.

Kuwait called for the need to ensure safe passage for diplomats and foreign nationals and facilitating evacuations from Afghanistan.

Last month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “the subject of relocating Afghan interpreters came up during meetings he held in Kuwait.”

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