Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday evacuated its entire embassy — including the Indian ambassador. A special Indian Air Force aircraft with 130 diplomats and around 20 Indians stranded in Afghanistan, landed in Jamnagar earlier in the day.
The IAF plane which had taken off from Kabul landed at the Air Force Station in Jamnagar for refueling. Officers said the aircraft, a C-17 Globemaster, will fly to Delhi this afternoon.
“The aircraft landed at around 11:30 AM and we went to the tarmac to welcome the evacuees with garlands. They are being taken to a facility for lunch even as the aircraft is being refueled,” said Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Gujarat’s Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.
“The passengers, who were tense, looked relieved after landing in Jamnagar. They have been taken to a facility within the Air Force Station for refreshment and once the aircraft is refueled, the evacuees will resume their journey onward to Delhi,” Sourabh Pardhi, district collector of Jamnagar said.