The Self-Defense Forces transport plane headed for the airport in Kabul, the capital city, on the night of the 25th local time for the evacuation of Japanese people remaining in Afghanistan, but those who wished to evacuate could not arrive at the airport, 25 There was no transportation on the day.
While the activity period is limited, the Self-Defense Forces want to transport as many people as possible on the 26th.
The Self-Defense Forces dispatched three transport planes to Islamabad, neighboring Pakistan, in order to evacuate the Japanese remaining in Afghanistan and Afghan staff working at the embassy.
The first of these, the C2 transport plane, arrived at the site on the night of the 25th, local time, and headed for the airport in Kabul to deliver the crew members for guidance.
The C2 transport was scheduled to transport to Islamabad if there were people wishing to evacuate at the airport, but no one was able to arrive at the airport and the transport was not carried out on the 25th.
The Japanese government is demanding that it move to the airport on its own to ensure the safety of evacuation work, and it seems that there are many people who have difficulty reaching it amid the ongoing turmoil in the area.
The Self-Defense Forces will make a round trip to Kabul with two C130 transport planes arriving in Pakistan on the night of the 26th and 25th, and will send people seeking evacuation to Islamabad.
President Biden has a policy not to extend the withdrawal deadline set at the end of this month, while the Japanese government will only transport people seeking evacuation until the US military withdraws from the field.
While the activity period is limited, the Self-Defense Forces want to transport as many people as possible on the 26th.