New Delhi: As the disaster in Afghanistan deepens with Taliban capturing Kandahar and making it means towards capital Kabul, India issued an advisory asking its citizens to depart for India instantly. There are almost 1,500 Indians in Afghanistan.
The advisory on Thursday – fourth in two months – asked all Indian nationals and professionals working in Afghanistan to strictly adhere to the steps introduced earlier. While in its final order, the Indian embassy in Afghanistan had asked all citizens to instantly depart for India.
Security Advisory for Indian Nationals in Afghanistan@MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/SMKc7uAfl8
— India in Afghanistan (@IndianEmbKabul) August 12, 2021
The Embassy acknowledged that precautions and safety measures outlines in the sooner advisories stay legitimate and that Indian nationals should comply with the rules in toto.
While Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a press briefing mentioned India is in contact with all of the stakeholders in Afghanistan and intently monitoring the bottom state of affairs in the war-ravaged nation.
“The situation in Afghanistan is of concern. It is a rapidly evolving situation. We continue to hope that there will be a comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan,” he mentioned.
Bagchi mentioned, “…Our Consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif has withdrawn all India-based personnel earlier this week, this is a temporary measure. Our Consulate there continues to be operational with locally recruited staff.”
Apart from India, the US, UK and Germany has issued comparable advisories, asking their nationals to instantly return residence.
Meanwhile, Taliban on Thursday claimed to have captured Herat, Afghanistan`s third-largest metropolis amid US troop withdrawal from the nation. Tens and 1000’s of individuals have reportedly been killed and tens of millions displaced due to the continued disaster in Afghanistan. The US intelligence warned that Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul may fall to the militants throughout the subsequent 90 days.
