Arrival in Doha of a new evacuation flight from Afghanistan
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On Monday evening October 11, Qatar carried out a seventh evacuation flight, the most important of all because more than 300 people were on board the plane which touched down at Doha airport (image d 'drawing).
Reuters / Naseem Zeitoon
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Since the last American soldier left Afghanistan at the end of August, only a few Qatari planes have allowed civilians to leave Kabul, in coordination with the Taliban.
On Monday evening, October 11, Qatar carried out a seventh evacuation flight, the most important of all because more than 300 people were on board the plane which landed at Doha airport.
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With our special
correspondent in Qatar,
Nicolas Falez
The Boeing came to rest on the runway at Doha airport.
Children, women, men, passengers descend the gangway and sit on the buses which take them to the terminal.
“
After August 30, there were no more thefts, so I had to wait.
It was chaos.
It's a very volatile situation.
There, I feel good, I am safe, I feel good and I will return home to Melbourne…
”This Australian of Afghan origin found himself trapped during a stay in Kabul.
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See also: Afghanistan: the first civilian plane flew from Kabul since the American withdrawal
The fear of the IS group
Same scenario for this American-Afghan evacuated this Monday with his wife and their daughter and who is impatient to find his job as a delivery driver in the United States: "
The situation is deteriorating day by day, and later there will be problems. problems for food because all borders are closed.
There is no air traffic, so it will inevitably get worse…
”
Ahmad has spent his entire life in Afghanistan where today he fears the Islamic State group more than the Taliban.
“
I'm so sad,
” he said.
This is my country, the place where I was born, where I grew up.
I would like to go back there if there is security, work… If there is peace, then I would like to live in my country.
"
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To read also:
Qatar: the role of Doha in the negotiations between the United States and the Taliban
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