Kabul/New Delhi, Aug 10,2021: As the Taliban intensified their attacks on Mazar-e-Sharif, India on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals, including diplomats and staff of the consulate, from the northern Afghanistan city as a matter of caution.
The Indian Embassy in Kabul also asked members of the Indian media arriving or staying in Afghanistan to contact the Embassy security wing for a personalized briefing, including advice on the locations they are planning to travel to.
“This will help media persons make a better assessment of the risks involved, given the rapid changes in the security situation taking place in different parts of the country,” the Embassy said in an advisory.
In the advisory, the Embassy asked Indian nationals to “make immediate travel arrangements to return to India”.
Earlier last month, India had evacuated its staff from the Consulate in Kandahar in the wake of the Taliban attack on the city.
The Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif on Tuesday tweeted that it has arranged a special flight to evacuate its citizens from the city.
In a series of tweets, the Consulate urged Indian citizens to contact the Indian mission.
It said that a special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi.
