Afghanistan: how does France organize the evacuations of its nationals?
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Members of the French army board a French Air Force Airbus A400M ATLAS ahead of an operation to evacuate several dozen French citizens from Afghanistan, as Western countries scramble to repatriate their citizens after the Taliban took control of Kabul, at Bricy air base, Orleans, France, August 16, 2021. via REUTERS - STATE OF ARMS
By: Florence Thomazeau
10 mins
While thousands of Afghans go to the city's airport to try to flee, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announces on Twitter that two planes left France on Monday August 16 in order to repatriate the citizens stranded on square.
Several dozen French people remain to be evacuated, as well as people who are under the protection of the French state.
How are these evacuations organized?
Elements of response with General Jérôme Pellistrandi, editor-in-chief of the
Revue Défense Nationale
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Afghanistan
France
Defense