India urged its nationals in Aghanistan to take a “special flight” from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi on Tuesday.
“A special flight is departing from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi. All Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Sharif are asked to take the special flight to India that departs late this evening: Indian Consulate General in Mazar -e -Sharif, Afghanistan, “announced the Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar.
(1/2) A special flight goes from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi. All Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Sharif are asked to depart on the special flight to India, which departs late tonight.
– India in Mazar (@IndianConsMazar) August 10, 2021
“Indian citizens who wish to leave on a special flight should immediately provide their full name, passport number and expiry date via WhatsApp to the following numbers: 0785891303, 0785891301,” the statement said.
(2/2) Indian citizens who wish to depart on a special flight should immediately provide their full name, passport number and expiry date via WhatsApp to the following numbers:
0785891303
0785891301– India in Mazar (@IndianConsMazar) August 10, 2021
Last month, given the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban conquering new territories, India withdrew around 50 Indian diplomats and security officials stationed at its consulate in Kandahar.
The Indian embassy had previously urged nationals visiting, residing and working in Afghanistan to exercise the utmost caution with regard to their safety and avoid all kinds of non-essential travel given the increasing incidents of violence in different parts of the country.
In the city of Aibak, the capital of Samangan province on the main road between Mazar-i-Sharif and the state capital Kabul, Taliban fighters tightened their grip and moved into government buildings, residents told Reuters.
Most of the government security forces appeared to have withdrawn from the city, local residents said, as they stayed away from the streets.
The Taliban, who are fighting for the reintroduction of strict Islamic laws after being expelled from Kabul in 2001, intensified their campaign against the Afghan government when foreign troops withdraw from the country and take a sixth provincial capital on Monday.
The Taliban and government officials have confirmed that the Islamists have overrun six provincial capitals in the north, west and south in the past few days.
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