India’s C-17 Globemaster Lands in Kabul to Evacuate Indians
Lahore, 16th August: According to reports, India’s C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has landed in Kabul, to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan.
According to details, the Indian Air Force’s military aircraft for transport, C-17 Globemaster landed in Kabul on Monday to evacuate the Indians living in Afghanistan and bring them safely to India.
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The news was confirmed a while ago by an Indian journalist on Twitter. Major (Retd) Gaurav Arya tweeted, “Breaking: C17 Globemaster of @IAF_MCC lands in Kabul to evacuate Indians.”
Breaking: C17 Globemaster of @IAF_MCC lands in Kabul to evacuate Indians.
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) August 16, 2021
According to reports from India Today, the Indian government has kept a fleet of C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on standby for any emergency evacuation missions from Afghanistan.
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Sources in India have reported that the government will not put the lives of the staff members at the Indian embassy and citizens at the Afghan capital, Kabul. Hence, plans have been finalized for their emergency evacuation from Afghanistan.
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The development comes after Afghan Ashraf Ghani left Kabul and took refuge at Tajikistan on Sunday. Taliban, on the other hand, recaptured power in Afghanistan two decades after a US-led military invasion took place in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Earlier reports were pouring in about panic and chaos created after thousands of Afghans rushed to the Kabul International Airport to flee the country.
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