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Evacuations from Afghanistan by nation

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The United States and allies are hurrying to evacuate as many individuals from Afghanistan as attainable earlier than an Aug. 31 deadline amid deteriorating safety.
The United States and companions have evacuated about 111,000 folks since Aug. 14, the day earlier than the Taliban entered Kabul, the White House mentioned on Friday.
Here are some extra particulars of the evacuation effort by nation:
UNITED STATES
The U.S. army will proceed evacuating folks from Kabul airport till Aug. 31 if wanted, however will prioritize the removing of U.S. troops and army gear on the final couple of days, the Pentagon has mentioned. Washington has evacuated 5,100 U.S. residents since Aug. 14, the White House mentioned. There had been nonetheless about 1,500 U.S. residents in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities was working to both contact them or had already given them directions on tips on how to get to Kabul airport.
Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, stroll by means of the terminal to board a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP/PTI)
CANADA
Canadian forces in Kabul ended evacuation efforts for his or her residents and Afghans on Thursday, appearing chief of the defence workers General Wayne Eyre mentioned. He mentioned Canada had evacuated or facilitated the evacuation of about 3,700 Canadian and Afghan residents.
GERMANY
Germany ended evacuation flights on Thursday. The German army has evacuated 5,347 folks, together with greater than 4,100 Afghans. Germany beforehand mentioned it had recognized 10,000 individuals who wanted to be evacuated, together with Afghan native workers, journalists and human rights activists. About 300 German residents stay in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the international workplace in Berlin mentioned on Friday.

FRANCE
The French Defence Ministry mentioned that, as of Thursday night, greater than 100 French nationals and greater than 2,500 Afghans had reached French soil after being evacuated from Kabul.
BRITAIN
British forces have entered the ultimate levels of evacuating folks from Kabul and processing amenities have closed, Britain’s defence ministry mentioned on Friday. The effort would now give attention to evacuating British nationals and others who’ve already been cleared to go away and are already on the airport, the ministry mentioned. No additional folks can be referred to as ahead to the airport for evacuation, it mentioned. Britain has evacuated greater than 13,700 British nationals and Afghans, representing the second greatest airlift by the nation’s air pressure after the Berlin Airlift in 1949, the ministry mentioned.
Members of the British armed forces 16 Air Assault Brigade stroll to the air terminal after disembarking a RAF Voyager plane at Brize Norton, England, as they return from serving to in operations to evacuate folks from Kabul airport in Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP/PTI)
ITALY
Italy mentioned that by Aug. 26, 4,832 Afghans had been introduced out of Afghanistan. Some 4,575 have arrived to this point in Italy. The Italian authorities expects its final evacuation flight to go away Afghanistan in a while Friday, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio advised reporters.
SWEDEN
Sweden has ended its evacuation mission in Kabul, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde mentioned on Friday. She mentioned {that a} whole of 1,100 folks had been evacuated, together with all regionally employed embassy workers and their households.

BELGIUM
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo mentioned on Thursday Belgium had ended its evacuation operations. Just over 1,400 folks had been evacuated, with the final flight arriving within the Pakistan capital of Islamabad on Wednesday night time, he mentioned.
IRELAND
Ireland’s international ministry mentioned that it had evacuated 36 Irish residents after the completion of an emergency consular mission on Thursday.It mentioned it was now conscious of roughly 60 Irish residents and relations plus an extra 15 Afghan residents with Irish residency who’re nonetheless within the nation and have requested help, excess of they’d initially estimated.
Finnish coalition forces help evacuees for onward processing throughout an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Via AP)
POLAND
Poland has evacuated about 900 folks from Afghanistan, together with about 300 ladies and 300 kids, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki mentioned on Thursday.

HUNGARY
Hungary has ended evacuations in Afghanistan after airlifting 540 folks, together with Hungarian residents and Afghans and their households who labored for Hungarian forces beforehand, Defence Minister Tibor Benko mentioned on Thursday.

DENMARK
Denmark made its final evacuation flight out of Kabul on Wednesday with the remaining diplomatic workers and army personnel, in keeping with its defence ministry.Denmark has airlifted about 1,000 folks from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, together with diplomatic workers, their households, former interpreters, Danish residents in addition to folks from allied international locations, the ministry mentioned.
AUSTRIA
Austria isn’t working its personal flights and is counting on Germany and different international locations to assist with its evacuation. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg advised nationwide broadcaster ORF on Wednesday 89 folks with Austrian citizenship or residency had been airlifted out, whereas one other two to 3 dozen folks had been nonetheless in Afghanistan.
SWITZERLAND
Switzerland, which is counting on Germany and the United States to assist with its evacuation efforts through Tashkent, has bought 292 folks out of Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis mentioned on Tuesday. There had been nonetheless 15 Swiss residents in Afghanistan, however no extra Swiss evacuation flights had been deliberate.
THE NETHERLANDS
The Dutch authorities mentioned on Thursday it had evacuated 2,500 folks from Afghanistan since Aug. 15, with about 1,600 of them dropped at the Netherlands. The Dutch ambassador left on the ultimate flight on Thursday. The Dutch don’t have any diplomatic presence left within the nation.
SPAIN
Spain has concluded its evacuation of personnel from Afghanistan, the federal government mentioned.Two army planes carrying the final 81 Spaniards out of Kabul arrived in Dubai early on Friday, a authorities assertion mentioned. The planes had been additionally carrying 4 Portuguese troopers and 83 Afghans who had labored with NATO international locations.Over the course of its rescue mission Spain evacuated 1,898 Afghans who had labored with Western international locations, the United Nations or the European Union.
TURKEY
Turkey has evacuated no less than 1,400 folks from Afghanistan, together with about 1,000 Turkish residents, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu mentioned this week.QATARQatar mentioned on Thursday it had helped evacuate greater than 40,000 folks to Doha and “evacuation efforts will continue in the coming days in consultation with international partners”.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The UAE mentioned on Thursday it had helped evacuate 36,500 folks so far, together with 8,500 coming to the UAE through its nationwide carriers or airports.
INDIA
India has airlifted 565 folks from Afghanistan, most of them embassy personnel and residents residing there but additionally dozens of Afghans together with Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, a authorities official mentioned.
AUSTRALIA
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison mentioned on Friday that Australia had evacuated 4,100 folks, together with over 3,200 residents and Afghans with Australian visas, over 9 days, with the final deliberate flight leaving earlier than the airport assault. The different evacuees had been from coalition companions. Morrison acknowledged some Australian visa holders remained in Afghanistan although he didn’t know precise numbers. Australia is dedicated to bringing no less than 3,000 extra folks out over coming months as a part of a humanitarian programme, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews mentioned.
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s Defence Force ran three flights out of Kabul, and the final deliberate flight had left earlier than the assault, a authorities assertion mentioned. No NZDF personnel had been in Kabul on the time of the explosions and no New Zealand evacuees had been left inside Kabul airport. According to preliminary numbers, no less than 276 New Zealand nationals and everlasting residents, their households and different visa holders had been evacuated, it mentioned.

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