New Delhi: The Indian government is constantly trying to evacuate Indian nationals and Afghans stranded in Afghanistan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has now tweeted and informed that in view of the developments in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the External Affairs Ministry to inform MPs of all political parties of both the Houses about the developments in Afghanistan. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi will now give further details on the matter. India is constantly working hard to evacuate Indian nationals and Afghans stranded in Afghanistan.
In view of developments in Afghanistan, PM @narendramodi has instructed that MEA brief Floor Leaders of political parties.
? Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 23, 2021
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs @JoshiPralhad will be intimating further details.
Kabul has been allowed to operate two flights daily and in view of this, India has assured that it will help Hindus and Sikhs as well as its allies in Afghanistan who need help. Well, if you know, earlier Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had questioned why the Prime Minister was not telling the opposition parties anything about the matter. Jaishankar had said this while reacting to a tweet. Sources close to the decision said external affairs minister S Jaishankar has convened an all-party meeting on the Afghanistan issue at 11 am on Thursday, August 26.
There are reports that Minister Prahlad Joshi is convening the meeting. The day before, India's C-17 aircraft had returned from Afghanistan to 168 people. These include 107 Indians. Two Afghan Sikh leaders Anarkali Honayar and Narendra Singh Khalsa have also been brought to India. Indians have also been brought from Afghanistan by three other aircraft. As per the information received, these aircraft are being operated by Air India, IndiGo and Vistara. Who landed in Delhi from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, and Doha in Qatar.
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