India evacuated over 550 people from Afghanistan
New Delhi: India has evacuated over 550 people, including 260 Indians, in 6 separate flights from Kabul or Dushanbe, said External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
In a press conference held in New Delhi, Arindam Bagchi said," We've evacuated over 550 people in 6 separate flights, either from Kabul or Dushanbe. Of these, over 260 were Indians. GoI also facilitated evacuation of Indian nationals through other agencies. We were in touch with various countries, like US,Tajikistan".
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The spokesperson said the government doesn't have the exact number, but some more Indians are likely to be in Afghanistan.
"Our overall assessment is that the vast majority of Indians who wish to return have been evacuated. Some more are likely to be in Afghanistan. I don't have the exact number for that", he said.
Also, the government has evacuated some Afghan nationals as well as nationals from other countries.
Arindam Bagchi said, "Of these, many of them were Sikhs and Hindus. Primarily, our focus will be on Indian nationals, but we'll also stand by Afghans who stood by us".
