IAF flight carrying 24 Indian and 11 Nepalese evacuees from Kabul is on its way to arrive in Delhi. The evacuees are being made under Operation Devi Shakti held by the government. The special IAF flight is expected to land in Delhi shortly.

Ministry of External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed "Op Devi Shakti in action!@IAF_MCC flight with 24 Indian and 11 Nepalese evacuees from Kabul is on its way to Delhi. #DeviShakti,"  in a tweet. The evacuation operation from Afghanistan in the backdrop of the Taliban`s takeover of the country last week is known as "Operation Devi Shakti".

Indian Air Force flight with 24 Indian and 11 Nepalese evacuees from Kabul, Afghanistan is on its way to Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs pic.twitter.com/mmP3Za0CCM

? ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2021

Earlier, MEA had urged all Indian nationals in Afghanistan requiring assistance to contact Special Afghanistan Cell immediately to move out of the war-torn country. The government till now, has evacuated around 626 people from Kabul that covered Indian citizens as well as Afghan nationals including Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed out of evacuees, 77 were Afghan Sikhs. 

Afghanistan`s situation is worsening as people are in rush to leave the nation after the Taliban seized control last week. On August 15, the country`s government fell soon after President Ashraf Ghani left the nation. 

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