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Indian embassy officials, including ambassador, evacuating Kabul

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New Delhi - Kabul airport operations have restarted.

Published: Tue 17 Aug 2021, 7:38 AM

Updated: Tue 17 Aug 2021, 8:04 AM

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Indian embassy officials in Kabul, including the ambassador, are being evacuated from the Afghan capital, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry in New Delhi said on Tuesday.

"In view of the prevailing circumstances, it has been decided that our ambassador in Kabul and his Indian staff will move to India immediately," spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter.

Kabul airport operations restarted: Pentagon

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul's airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations.



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