Govt keeps two Air India aircraft ona standby for emergency evacuations from Kabul
The authorities has requested Air India to place two aircraft on standby for emergency evacuations from Kabul. According to authorities sources, Air India has ready a set crew for emergency operations from Kabul to Delhi.
Meanwhile, Air India is anticipated to function Delhi-Kabul-Delhi flight operations post-noon on Monday, information company IANS reported. Accordingly, the service is being continued to maintain the air hyperlink between India and Afghanistan open regardless of the deteriorating safety scenario within the latter nation.
The flight was initially scheduled to depart at 8.30 am, however the airline is anticipated to function it at 12.30 pm now. It is an important service to evacuate Indians from the capital of war-torn Afghanistan which noticed the Taliban stop energy over a lot of the nation.
On Sunday night, an Air India flight with 129 passengers from Kabul landed in Delhi. The AI 244 had taken off at 6.06 pm on Sunday from the Kabul airport.
The scenario in Afghanistan worsened additional on Sunday, as Kabul was reportedly taken over by the Taliban. Further, President Ashraf Ghani together with National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib and head of the executive workplace of President Fazel Mahmood Fazli left Afghanistan for Tajikistan. Some lawmakers have additionally fled to Islamabad, together with Speaker of Afghan Parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani, Younus Qanuni, Muhammad Muhaqeq, Karim Khalili, Ahmad Wali Masoud, and Ahmad Zia Masoud, in line with media reviews.
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