IAF evacuated 50 Indians from Mazar-e-Sharif few days before Taliban captured northern Afghan town

As the Taliban made rapid strides in Afghanistan, the IAF evacuated around 50 Indian consulate staffers and security personnel from Mazar-e-Sharif, a couple of days before the city was captured.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft managed to rescue 50 Indians just a few days before the town in which they were located was captured by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan. An IAF aircraft, which took off from the Hindan air base on August 11, securely picked up Indian consulate members and ITBP personnel from the Mazar-e-Sharif consulate of India, top government sources told India Today. Around 50 Indian officials along with their belongings were picked by the IAF from Mazar, the sources said.