Mangaluru: It was a big relief Dinesh Rai, resident of karambari In Bajpe, who came back safely From Afghanistan on Monday.
Rai said that he was an eyewitness to the incident us Army Air firing to stop Afghans Accept Airport. “I have seen American forces firing in the air. He did this to protect the Afghans. I have recorded the scenes on my cellphone. After the Taliban took over the country, when Afghans crowded the airport in a desperate attempt to leave the country, they opened fire.
Rai spent time celebrating homecoming with wife Chitrakala Rai and daughter Medha. “We were worried till Dinesh reached the airport Queue. We were overjoyed to receive his call from Delhi airport. Now, we are relieved that he is back home,” said the painting.
Desmond David D’Souza From kinnigoli, who was also airlifted from Afghanistan, said that Indians at the NATO base are confident of returning home safely.
“We were safe in Afghanistan while we were operating at the NATO base, but the situation turned turbulent soon after the Taliban took control of the country. Although people were apprehensive, we were all confident of returning to our country as the evacuation process had begun,” said D’Souza, who had been working for a service-providing firm at the NATO base since 2011.
D’Souza said the situation outside the NATO base is unstable. “We were never allowed to leave the base. We used to leave the base only during the holidays, to return home. On August 17th, a US military flight brought us to Qatar airport. We reached New Delhi on August 22 and then went home.”
Demsi Monteiro, a resident of Ulla’s Ulia, who was also working at a NATO base, arrived home on Tuesday. His older brother, Melvin Monteiro, who was working as an electrician at the military hospital in Kabul, returned on 18 August. Demsey said: “We were apprehensive seeing news on TV channels about Taliban attacks. We were not allowed to go out. I have seen soldiers firing in the air at Kabul airport.”
Khadar sought help from the government
Mangaluru MLA UT Khader, who visited Monteiros on Tuesday, said the state and central governments should extend support to those who have returned from Afghanistan.
“Governments should intervene and ensure that those leaving jobs and returning from Afghanistan get benefits. Many of them were working in firms in the US, Germany and other foreign countries. Due to the troubled situation, he has left Afghanistan without waiting for any relief from his employers. So Indian embassies in those foreign countries should hold talks with companies and provide all benefits to those returning to India,” Khader said.
Rai said that he was an eyewitness to the incident us Army Air firing to stop Afghans Accept Airport. “I have seen American forces firing in the air. He did this to protect the Afghans. I have recorded the scenes on my cellphone. After the Taliban took over the country, when Afghans crowded the airport in a desperate attempt to leave the country, they opened fire.
Rai spent time celebrating homecoming with wife Chitrakala Rai and daughter Medha. “We were worried till Dinesh reached the airport Queue. We were overjoyed to receive his call from Delhi airport. Now, we are relieved that he is back home,” said the painting.
Desmond David D’Souza From kinnigoli, who was also airlifted from Afghanistan, said that Indians at the NATO base are confident of returning home safely.
“We were safe in Afghanistan while we were operating at the NATO base, but the situation turned turbulent soon after the Taliban took control of the country. Although people were apprehensive, we were all confident of returning to our country as the evacuation process had begun,” said D’Souza, who had been working for a service-providing firm at the NATO base since 2011.
D’Souza said the situation outside the NATO base is unstable. “We were never allowed to leave the base. We used to leave the base only during the holidays, to return home. On August 17th, a US military flight brought us to Qatar airport. We reached New Delhi on August 22 and then went home.”
Demsi Monteiro, a resident of Ulla’s Ulia, who was also working at a NATO base, arrived home on Tuesday. His older brother, Melvin Monteiro, who was working as an electrician at the military hospital in Kabul, returned on 18 August. Demsey said: “We were apprehensive seeing news on TV channels about Taliban attacks. We were not allowed to go out. I have seen soldiers firing in the air at Kabul airport.”
Khadar sought help from the government
Mangaluru MLA UT Khader, who visited Monteiros on Tuesday, said the state and central governments should extend support to those who have returned from Afghanistan.
“Governments should intervene and ensure that those leaving jobs and returning from Afghanistan get benefits. Many of them were working in firms in the US, Germany and other foreign countries. Due to the troubled situation, he has left Afghanistan without waiting for any relief from his employers. So Indian embassies in those foreign countries should hold talks with companies and provide all benefits to those returning to India,” Khader said.
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