Canada Says Temporarily Closing Embassy In Kabul, Condemns Violence

Afghanistan: Canada's foreign ministry said in a statement that Canadian personnel were already on their way back to Canada.

Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul after evacuating staff ahead of Taliban fighters' arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday. The ministry said in a statement that Canadian personnel were already on their way back to Canada. "Canada firmly condemns the escalating violence, and we are heartbroken at the situation the Afghan people find themselves in today," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The ministry added that the embassy would reopen once conditions allowed a resumption of normal activities under adequate security.