New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday hailed the endeavours of the national carrier Air India and Indian Air Force (IAF) in bringing back the Indian citizens from Afghan's capital city Kabul after the Taliban took over.

Addressing the virtual inauguration of IndiGo flight from Jabalpur to New Delhi, Scindia said that "We operated flights to Kabul every day but after Afghanistan airspace's closure, Indian Air Force's C130 Hercules Globemaster aircraft flew to Kabul to bring back our citizens to the country. These flights are operating to bring back our people safely. Every day we are getting 130-150 Indians safely back to the country."

In an effort to safely evacuate Indian citizens from Afghanistan, after the Taliban tried to take control and captured the presidential palace, Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft which was carrying 120 people, including the Indian ambassador and embassy staff, from Afghanistan had landed in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Tuesday.

Shedding light to that evacuation, the Union Minister said, "Every day such flights are operating to bring back our citizens. It is our aim that every citizen is able to benefit from this facility." He further said that as many as 71 lakh Indians have been brought back to the country under the Vande Bharat Mission and 55 lakh people have been sent back to their respective countries who were stuck in India amid COVID-19.

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