The EAM of India S Jaishankar to brief the floor leaders on the Afghanistan crisis. After the Taliban seized power in the war-ravaged country the situation for Afghans has been heart-wrenching.

The Centre has called for an all-party meeting on Thursday morning to discuss the Afghanistan situation. The decision to call an all-party meeting comes after the Opposition parties questioned the Centre. The center is ready to hold an all-party meeting as the opposition wants a statement on the Afghanistan crisis. The meeting will be attended by the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge as well. The meeting comes at a time when the Government of India is evacuating people from Afghanistan as the Taliban entered the Afghan capital. In addition, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri revealed that India has evacuated 626 people including 228 Indian citizens from Afghanistan till Tuesday. Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi asked the Ministry of External Affairs to brief floor leaders on the recent developments in Afghanistan.

Narendra Modi had also chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security. He instructed all concerned officials to undertake all necessary measures to ensure the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from Afghanistan in the next few days. The Ministry of Home Affairs also announced that all Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the ‘e-Emergency X-Misc Visa’ online. The officials said, since the Indian missions in Afghanistan are shut, the visa can be applied online and applications will be examined and processed in the national capital of India.

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