Taliban was keeping an eye on the embassy; know how Indian employees were rescued

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: August 17, 2021 03:31 PM2021-08-17T15:31:08+5:302021-08-17T15:31:08+5:30

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Afghanistan has been completely occupied by the Taliban and instability has spread across the country. Millions of citizens are living with their lives in hand. Many are trying to leave the country. But they can't find the way.

The central government has started taking steps to rescue Indian nationals stranded in Afghanistan. For this, two C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Air Force are being used.

The Indians in Afghanistan have been kept in a safe place and will be repatriated in a day or two, sources said. The number of Indians in Afghanistan has not been released for security reasons.

As the situation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, spiraled out of control, India decided to withdraw its embassy staff. But there were many obstacles. Taliban militants were keeping a close eye on the Indian embassy.

According to NDTV, the situation in Kabul got out of hand on the night of August 15-16. The Indian embassy was under Taliban surveillance. Taliban militants had reached the High Security Green Zone.

Afghan citizens coming to India get visas through Shahir Visa Agency. The Taliban raided there. This increased the difficulties of those who wanted to come to India.

Officers and staff of the Indian Embassy had to cross a hurdle race on their way home. The Kabul airport was already crowded with thousands of Afghans. Even on the streets, it was difficult to wait because of the crowd.

As the road to the airport was closed and there is already a big problem at the airport, there is a double problem. Jaishankar interacted with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken. This single phone moved all the formulas.

Kabul airport is under US control. Since he also has control over the air control room, the cycle turned after the conversation with Blinken. Indian embassy staff boarded the plane on Tuesday morning.

The plane carrying the embassy officials and staff landed at Jamnagar in Gujarat a short while ago and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.