As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated, the Minister of Defense Kishi ordered transportation by SDF aircraft on the 23rd in order to evacuate the Japanese remaining in the field as well as the Afghan staff working at the embassy.
This is the first time that a foreigner has been evacuated on a mission to transport Japanese nationals abroad based on the Self-Defense Forces Act.
I will tell you about the movement of the Self-Defense Forces aircraft dispatched to Afghanistan.
Return to Chitose Air Force One, an additional dispatched government aircraft (around 14:00 on the 25th)
An additional government aircraft, which was scheduled to be dispatched on the 25th, took off from Komaki base in Aichi prefecture, which was preparing for departure, and returned to Chitose base in Hokkaido, to which the operating unit belongs.
The Ministry of Defense says, "We will wait until we are ready to operate."
Ministry of Defense announces additional dispatch of government aircraft (around 23:50 on the 24th)
The Ministry of Defense announced that it will dispatch an additional government aircraft on the following day, 25th, in order to promptly send SDF personnel waiting in the country to the site.
It is said that it was decided that it was necessary to hurry to evacuate while the US military withdrawal deadline was approaching the end of August.
One C2 transport plane arrives at Islamabad (around 20:00 on the 24th)
One C2 transport plane that left Japan before dawn on the 24th arrived in Islamabad.
Two C130 transport planes take off from Naha Air Base (around 19:40 on the 24th)
Two C130 transport planes took off from Naha Air Base after refueling.
Two C130 transport aircraft take off from Iruma Air Base (around 13:30 on the 24th)
Two C130 transport planes of the Air Self-Defense Force took off from Iruma Air Base.
The C130 transport aircraft is the flagship aircraft of this mission.
The mission is to make a round trip between the airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and Islamabad, and to transport Japanese who wish to deport, as well as Afghan staff working at the Japanese Embassy and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).
Commander Sora Kaneko gives instructions to dispatched laborers (after 13:00 on the 24th)
We gave instructions to the dispatched members of the Air Self-Defense Force and the Ground Self-Defense Force, the commander of the "Integrated Mission Unit", Shinichi Kaneko, who will be dispatched for this mission.
"Some people may be worried about their missions in distant places, but I hope that each of them will play a role and complete their mission," said Kaneko.
Take off from C2 transport aircraft Miho base (around 1:10 on the 24th)
The C2 transport plane took off from Miho base in Tottori prefecture after refueling.
Take off from C2 transport aircraft Iruma Air Base (around 18:20 on the 23rd)
We took off from Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture with a Self-Defense Forces member dispatched by one C2 transport aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force.
The C2 transport aircraft is tasked with transporting members and supplies to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, where the Self-Defense Forces operate.
Defense Minister Kishi "Accelerating cooperation toward the realization of safe evacuation" (around 13:00 on the 23rd)
Minister of Defense Kishi told reporters, "The local situation is rapidly fluidizing. We will arrive as soon as possible in cooperation with related countries such as the United States and cooperate to realize safe evacuation of Japanese and local staff. Accelerate. "
Defense Minister Kishi ordered "transportation of Japanese nationals abroad" (after noon on the 23rd)
Minister of Defense Kishi ordered "transportation of Japanese nationals abroad" by SDF aircraft in order to evacuate the remaining Japanese and Afghan staff working at the embassy in Afghanistan.