Indian Aircraft Lands in Kabul to Evacuate Citizens as 500 Indians Still Stuck.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has operated a special flight which just landed in Afghanistan’s Kabul to evacuate stranded Indians, including embassy staff and their families. Kabul has been gripped by fear and panic after Taliban fighters entered the Afghan capital city on Sunday. People familiar with the development said the government will not put the lives of its staffers at the Indian embassy and Indian citizens in Kabul at any risk.

On Sunday, PTI had reported that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the IAF was kept on standby to undertake evacuation missions. It is being reported that one of the aircrafts was sent to the war-torn country on Sunday, while another took off on Monday from the Hindon air force station in Ghaziabad.

Quoting government officials, Hindustan Times reported that at least 200 Indian officials, including diplomats and security, are waiting to be back to India. “Taking the staff from the embassy compound to the airport is also a challenge,” HT quoted an official on condition of anonymity.