Government staff evacuated from Afghanistan embassy staff temporarily closed

Following the rapid deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan, the Japanese government evacuated 12 local embassy staff abroad on the 17th.

The Japanese embassy in the capital Kabul was temporarily closed, and a temporary office was set up in Istanbul, Turkey to continue operations.

In response to the collapse of the Afghan government due to the invasion of the insurgent Taliban and the rapid deterioration of the security situation, the Japanese government sent 12 local embassy staff to UAE = Arab on the British military aircraft on the 17th. Evacuated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In addition, the Japanese embassy in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, will be temporarily closed on the 15th, and a temporary office will be set up in Istanbul, Turkey to continue operations.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are still some Japanese left in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued the highest level of "evacuation advisory" as dangerous information, urging the Japanese remaining in the field to evacuate as soon as possible, and urging them to stop traveling to Afghanistan regardless of their purpose.