More French nationals and Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan - minister

  • 8/18/2021
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PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Twenty-five French nationals and 184 Afghans were evacuated from Afghanistan overnight and have just landed in Abu Dhabi, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told Reuters, as efforts gathered pace to get people out after the Taliban seized the capital. read more Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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