May 15, 2024

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The Taliban had escorted Indians evacuated from Indian mission in Kabul

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A day after the Taliban had captured Afghanistan capital Kabul, the Indian authorities had evacuated 120 folks working on the Indian embassy there in a navy transport aircraft. Now it had emerged that the Taliban had themselves escorted the Indians from the embassy to the airport amid the chaos on the streets.  
According to a report revealed by Pakistani each day Dawn, the Indian govt had approached the Taliban to permit the Indians to go away the nation after the Indians had been unable to succeed in the airport as a result of highway blockades put up by the Taliban. Around 50 individuals who had gathered on the Indian embassy after the Taliban reached town had been already evacuated on Sunday itself, and the remaining round 150 folks had been scheduled to be evacuated on the subsequent day because the Indian govt had determined to shut the mission in Kabul.
But when the officers had been evacuating the second group, the Taliban refused to permit them to exit the Green Zone, the zone in Kabul that homes overseas missions. The Taliban had closed entry to the inexperienced zone, making it unattainable to enter or exit the zone with out the approval of the Taliban. It was a troublesome scenario for India, as Pakistan is the largest supporter of the Taliban, and alternatively, India has been one of many main supporters of the Ashraf Ghani authorities. Which meant that it was very troublesome for the Indians to acquire a concession from the group.
Indian officers requested the Taliban twice within the day to escort the convoy out, however each the pledges had been rejected. After the diplomates staying in a home arrest like scenario for the entire day, the Taliban nevertheless lastly agreed, and allowed the automobiles to maneuver late within the night, escorted by Talibani autos.
According to the Dawn report, some Talibanis even waved on the Indians and smiled on the group travelling in almost two dozen autos. Led by Talibanis in escort autos carrying weapons, the convoy took 5 hours to succeed in the airport 5 km away, attributable to checkpoints put up by the group, and likewise attributable to swarms of individuals coming onto the streets, searching for methods to go away the nation.
However, the Talibanis helped the Indian convoy to maneuver forward, by pushing again the gang from the highway by pointing weapons at them. At one intersection, the Talibanis even fired within the air to scare away the folks from the highway.
After the convoy reached the airport, the Taliban convoy left, because the airport and the flights are being managed by American forces. The Indians boarded a Boeing C-17 Globemaster of the Indian Air Force, which took off after two hours, by then it was already morning the subsequent day.
The plane took off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport at round 8 AM Kabul time on Tuesday, and landed at Jamnagar Air Base in Gujarat. The folks evacuated by the flight included officers and safety personnel from the Indian embassy in Kabul, and another Indian nationals. From Jamnagar, they had been despatched to their respective locations.

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