The operation ferried the passengers to Doha, the Qatari capital, from where a flight chartered by the French Foreign Ministry will return them to Paris. The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement that 49 French citizens and their dependents were “evacuated” Friday from Kabul in an operation assisted by Qatar. Civilians have been left scrambling to find safe passage from the country since the Taliban takeover in mid-August threw a US-led evacuation effort into confusion. The planes’ departures are the first sign that at least some foreign nationals who want to leave Afghanistan will be able to do so, following weeks of uncertainty. On Thursday, the first international passenger flight to take off from Afghanistan since the chaotic US military airlift last month landed in Qatar, carrying scores of foreign nationals, including Americans. This is the second such flight to depart from the airport. It is up to Americans who remain whether they choose to take them,” she added.Įarlier on Friday, the aircraft was seen landing in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Qatari-funded Al Jazeera Arabic television, and aid was seen being unloaded before passengers boarded the plane. “We will continue to provide proven options for leaving. citizens, LPRs, and Afghans who have worked for us who wish to leave Afghanistan,” Horne said. government to facilitate the safe transit of these individuals and other U.S.
“We are continuing intensive work across the U.S.
Eleven lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from Afghanistan were also with the group of US citizens that left the country by land. ET) and be transported to the compound facility currently hosting Afghans and other evacuees.Īccording to US National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne, 21 US citizens departed Afghanistan Friday, including 19 via the chartered Qatar Airways flight out of Kabul and two via land passage to a neighboring country. The passengers will land in the Qatari capital at 8 p.m.
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