Ministry of ExternalAffairs on Monday responded to concerns raised over Indian nationals stuck inAfghanistan amid the tense situation caused by the rapid Taliban takeover.
"The securitysituation in Kabul, Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in the last fewdays. We've been issuing periodic advisories for the safety and security ofIndian nationals, including calling for their immediate return to India":MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
"We hadcirculated emergency contact numbers and had also been extending assistance tocommunity members. We're aware that there are still some Indian nationals inAfghanistan who wish to return and we're in touch with them," the MEAspokesperson added.
He continued further,“We will facilitate repatriation to India of those who wish to leave Afghanistan.There are also a number of Afghans who have been our partners in the promotionof our mutual developmental, educational and people-to-people endeavours. Wewill stand by them.”
"Commercialoperations from Kabul airport have been suspended today. This has forced apause in our repatriation efforts. We are awaiting the resumption of flights torestart the process," he informed.
Earlier, talkingabout the evacuation of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan, Union MinisterHardeep Singh Puri had said that the Ministry of External Affairs and otherswho are responsible for it will make all the arrangements.
The Taliban overthrewthe western-backed government in Afghanistan and swept into Kabul on Sundayafter President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, bringing a stunning end to atwo-decade campaign in which the US and its allies had tried to transform thatcountry.