PM Modi asks MEA to brief Opposition on developments in Afghanistan
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People who were stranded in crisis-hit Afghanistan arrive by a special repatriation flight of IAF at the Hindan Air Force Station in Ghaziabad on August 22.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to brief the Opposition leaders on developments in Afghanistan. In a tweet shared today afternoon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that all the floor leaders of political parties will be informed about the prevailing situation in Afghanistan and the evacuation of Indians from the war-torn nation.
“In view of developments in Afghanistan, PM Narendra Modi has instructed that MEA brief Floor Leaders of political parties. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi will intimate further details,” Jaishankar said.
The government’s briefing is expected to focus on its evacuation mission from Afghanistan as well as its assessment of the situation in that country.
The Taliban swept across Afghanistan this month, seizing control of almost all key towns and cities, including Kabul, following the withdrawal of the US forces from the country. As part of its evacuation mission from Afghanistan, India has already brought back around 730 people including members of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities.
India on Monday brought back 146 of its nationals in four different flights from Qatar’s capital Doha, days after they were evacuated from Afghanistan by NATO and American aircraft in view of the deteriorating security situation in the war-torn country.
On Sunday, 392 people including two Afghan lawmakers were evacuated in three different flights under the evacuation mission
The Taliban seized control of Kabul on August 15. Within two days of the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, India had evacuated 200 people, including the Indian envoy and other staffers of its embassy in the Afghan capital. The first evacuation flight brought back over 40 people, mostly staffers at the Indian embassy, on August 16. The second aircraft evacuated around 150 people including Indian diplomats, officials, security personnel and some stranded Indians from Kabul on August 17.
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