Facebook says help airlift Afghan staff, journalists from Kabul
Facebook says help airlift Afghan staff, journalists from Kabul
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According to a statement seen by the media, Facebook helped in the evacuation of Afghan journalists from Kabul to Mexico, as well as the tech giant's workers, partners, and their families. "We joined an effort to help a number of journalists and their families who were in severe danger while supporting Facebook workers and close associates escape Afghanistan," a Facebook representative told the Axios news site.

Mexico welcomed them and the United Arab Emirates provided the initial landing, according to the US social media network. A group of 175 Afghan residents arrived at Mexico City's airport on Wednesday, according to Mexican officials."This group, the fourth to come to Mexico for humanitarian reasons due to the situation in Afghanistan, is made up of social media workers, activists and independent journalists and their families, including 75 children," a statement read.

This was the first-ever Egypt Air flight to land in the Central American country. Mexico thanked the government of Egypt and its embassy workers in Iran, the UAE and Egypt for their invaluable assistance.

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