Evacuated Indians from Kabul, Afghanistan were heard chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ after landing in Jamnagar in Gujarat. As per sources, the Indian Air Force’s transport aircraft C-17 carried over 150 passengers from the Kabul airport on Tuesday and land at Jamnagar airbase. Amid the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, India on Tuesday Ronendra Tandon, the embassy’s staff, their family members and journalists who had gone their to cover the war returned to India safely. On 15th August Sunday G-17 Globemaster aircraft evacuated 180 Indians.
Two Indian Air Force C-17 transports flew into Kabul on August 15 to evacuate Indian embassy personnel, including Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel who defend the mission, sources have said. Details of the challenging and difficult circumstances under which the Indian mission staff were evacuated have now emerged.
The security situation in the intervening night of August 15-16 worsened drastically and no evacuations became possible then, as per sources. The Indian embassy was reportedly also under observation by the Taliban, and the high-security Green Zone – the heavily fortified district that houses most embassies and international organisations – was breached.
The Taliban raided the Shahir Visa Agency, which processes visas for Afghans looking to travel to India, as per sources.
The first batch of 45 Indian personnel who were evacuated on the first IAF Indian Air Force aircraft yesterday were initially stopped by Taliban sentries on their way to the airport, they said.
The personal belongings of a few Indian staff members were taken away by the Taliban as they proceeded to the airport, sources have said.
Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft that took off from Kabul with Indian officials has landed in Jamnagar for refueling on way to Delhi. Food arrangement made by local administration. The aircraft may reach Delhi from Jamnagar around 1 pm
