According to a foreign news agency, India has also withdrawn its diplomatic staff from Mazar-e-Sharif. The Indian government has also advised all Indian citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country.
At a time when the Taliban are advancing towards Mazar-e-Sharif, India called its diplomatic staff in Mazar-e-Sharif on Tuesday night, August 10, with the help of a special plane. Last month, India withdrew its staff from Kandahar.
Earlier, the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif had announced that, in view of the deteriorating security situation, any Indian citizen present in the area should leave the city and, on the night of August 10, rescheduled a special flight from Kabul. Depart for Delhi Submit your details to board.
Mazar-e-Sharif is the largest city in northern Afghanistan, located on the border of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The city has had a great Indian diplomatic staff for many years. Last month, as fighting escalated in the southern Kandahar region, India for the first time announced the closure of its consulate in Kandahar and withdrew its staff.
But despite heavy fighting, its diplomatic and security personnel were still present in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Yesterday the Taliban captured Aibak, a key city between Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, and are reportedly heading towards Mazar-e-Sharif. The Indian government has withdrawn in this context.
But the Indian embassy in Kabul continues to function, and Indian diplomats, security forces and Afghan citizens continue to work as usual.
