“A special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi. Any Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Sharif are requested to leave for India in the special flight scheduled to depart late today evening, the Indian Consulate General of India, Mazar-e-Sharif said in a Twitter post.
(1/2) A special flight is leaving from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi. Any Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Shar… https://t.co/oPx2KGAs6E
— India in Mazar (@IndianConsMazar) 1628580781000
(2/2) Indian citizens desiring to leave by special flight should immediately convey their full name, passport numbe… https://t.co/0nIfpEIHyB
— India in Mazar (@IndianConsMazar) 1628580781000
“Indian citizens desiring to leave by special flight should immediately convey their full name, passport number, date of expiry by whatsapp at the following numbers: 0785891303, 0785891301.” said another tweet by the Indian Consulate General, Mazar-e-Sharif.
The militants, ousted in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, are in a position to advance from different directions on the biggest city in the region, Mazar-i-Sharif. Its fall would deal a devastating blow to Ghani’s government in Kabul.
According to a Reuters report, Taliban fighters are consolidating their grip, moving into government buildings in the town of Aibak, capital of Samangan province on the main road between Mazar-i-Sharif and the national capital, Kabul.
Most members of the government security forces appeared to have withdrawn from the town, residents said, as they kept off the streets.
Taliban and government officials have confirmed that the Islamists have overrun six provincial capitals in recent days in the north, west and south.
