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India preparing to evacuate officials and citizens from Kabul
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NEW DELHI, 16 August 2021, (TON): As the Taliban stormed into Kabul today, India has put in place contingency plans to evacuate hundreds of its officials and citizens from the Afghan capital.
Officials familiar with the development said the Indian government will not put the lives of its staffers at its embassy and Indian citizens in Kabul at risk and plans have already been finalised in case they require emergency evacuation, reports our New Delhi Correspondent.
One of the officials said "the government is closely monitoring the fast-paced developments in Afghanistan. We will not put the lives of our staff at the Indian embassy in Kabul at any risk."
Asked when the Indian staffers and citizens in Kabul will be withdrawn, they said decisions will depend on the ground situation there.
It was learnt that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force is on standby to undertake evacuation missions.
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