Evacuation of Indian staff from Kabul was 'complicated exercise': EAM Jaishankar

The evacuation of the Indian embassy staff from Kabul was a difficult and complicated exercise External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said soon after a second military aircraft carrying around 150 people from the Afghan capital landed in Hindon completing a twophase evacuation missionWhile Jaishankar spoke to his American counterpart Antony Blinken NSA Ajit Doval had a conversation with President Joe Bidens National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday evening August 16 on the evacuation of the Indian staff people familiar with the matter saidIn a tweet Jaishankar who is in New York on a fourday visit said he thanked his French counterpart JeanYves Le Drian for evacuating 21 Indian nationals from Kabul to ParisIt is learnt that both Jaishankar and Doval were involved in ensuring the smooth evacuation of around 190 Indian diplomats officials and security personnel from the embassy in Kabul India completed the evacuation of its staff from Kabul a day after the airport in the Afghan capital witnessed unprecedented scenes of desperate residents rushing into it while some people were even seen clinging to the side of a US military plane in an attempt to flee the country fearing the Talibans brutalityMovement of the Indian Ambassador and the Embassy staff from Kabul to India was a difficult and complicated exercise Thank all those whose cooperation and facilitation made it possible Jaishankar tweeted giving a sense of efforts required to evacuate the staffMovement of the Indian Ambassador and the Embassy staff from Kabul to India was a difficult and complicated exercise Thank all those whose cooperation and facilitation made it possiblemdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar August 17 2021India brought back over 190 people including the Indian ambassador and its staff members from its embassy in Kabul in two C17 heavylift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force While the first aircraft evacuated around 40 staffers on Monday the second one brought back around 150 staffers including the Indian ambassadorIt is learnt that the people who were to return on the second aircraft on August 16 could not board it due to the ground situation Discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan with Foreign Minister JY_LeDrian We will continue to coordinate in the UN Security Council Thank him for evacuating 21 Indian nationals from Kabul to Paris Jaishankar saidEarlier Jaishankar said he discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan with US Secretary of State Blinken Discussed latest developments in Afghanistan with SecBlinken Underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul Deeply appreciate the American efforts underway in this regard he tweeted at around 3 amDiscussed latest developments in Afghanistan with SecBlinken Underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul Deeply appreciate the American efforts underway in this regardmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar August 16 2021The US military had taken control of the security at the Kabul airport on August 16 ollowing the unruly scenes with reports saying seven people were killed around its premises In a series of tweets Jaishankar also said that India is monitoring the situation in Kabul continuouslyAlso Read Jaishankar arrives in New York will chair signature Presidency events at UNSC discuss Afghan situationMonitoring the situation in Kabul continuously Understand the anxiety of those seeking to return to India Airport operations are the main challenge Discussions on with partners in that regard he tweetedMonitoring the situation in Kabul continuously Understand the anxiety of those seeking to return to India Airport operations are the main challenge Discussions on with partners in that regardmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar August 16 2021Significant UN Security Council discussions today on developments in Afghanistan Expressed the concerns of the international community Expect to discuss these during my engagements at the UN he addedSignificant UN Security Council discussions today on developments in Afghanistan Expressed the concerns of the international community Expect to discuss these during my engagements at the UNmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar August 16 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever