Roaming and sometimes violent mobs as well as sporadic shootings have made it difficult for people to enter the airport, especially the technical area. The US military is in control of the airport and is currently managing the global evacuation process.
One Indian Air Force The plane that landed in Kabul picked up 85 Indians, who had managed to reach inside the airport between Friday and Saturday. They were taken to Dushanbe in Tajikistan, from where they would be brought back by civilian flights. Meanwhile, a C-17 aircraft is also parked in Dushanbe, waiting to pick up enough passengers from Kabul.
Earlier on Saturday, reports emerged that the Taliban may have kidnapped Indians, raising some apprehensions in New Delhi. It is learned that they were taken to a nearby police station and documents were verified. A Taliban spokesperson denied reports that they had abducted Indians after several news outlets began tweeting.
However, sources said Afghan nationals – even Hindus and Sikhs – were finding it more difficult to board the evacuation flights to India. Around 200 Sikhs and Hindus have taken refuge in a gurdwara in Kabul, and are said to be safe.
The Indian government is first registering Indians who are in Afghanistan and wish to return to India, then trying to help with the evacuation process by helping them reach the airport. The difficulties lie outside the airport. The crowd is increasing and it is becoming difficult to enter the airport, especially from where the flights are taking off.
In the first few days after the Afghans occupied the tarmac, American troops kept a close eye on things, making it possible for other countries to evacuate their own citizens from Kabul. The government has said that they are currently focusing on getting Indian citizens out of Afghanistan.
A C-130J aircraft that arrived in Dushanbe late Friday night from Hindon airbase near Delhi along with some Indian officials coordinated with US and other military forces controlling Kabul airport, where thousands are desperate to flee. Afghanistan.
“Indian officials will now be deployed at the Kabul airport to liaise with various officials. The C-130J then picked up over 80 Indians, who entered the airport before its gates were closed on Friday evening due to heavy crowds. We had managed to enter and the situation there is deteriorating,” said a source.
The IAF’s C-130J and another C-17 Globemaster-III are stationed in Tajikistan, which shares a 1,400-km border with Afghanistan, and will be “launched” to Kabul as and when Indian civilians arrive at the airport and in time. will manage to enter. Slots are available.
“Due to the huge rush of aircraft to land and take off, it is not possible to station IAF aircraft at the Kabul airport. Additional IAF aircraft are also on standby in India,” the source said.
With the Taliban setting up checkpoints along the way and the dilapidated condition of Kabul airport, with gates closed and entry restricted, it is extremely difficult for people to actually board the planes.
Two IAF C-17 aircraft had earlier brought back around 200 people, including the entire staff of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, on 16 and 17 August.
The C-17 aircraft took off from Hindon airbase, took a winding route through Iranian airspace to avoid Pakistan and Tajikistan for “parking” before coordinating with US forces to land at chaotic Kabul airport. I landed at Ayani airbase and then finally left for India.
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