As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated, the Minister of Defense Kishi ordered transportation by SDF aircraft in order to evacuate the Japanese remaining in the field as well as the Afghan staff working at the embassy, and one transport aircraft carrying SDF personnel. Departed Japan before dawn on the 24th.
On the afternoon of the 24th, two other transport planes will depart for the site.
As the armed forces Taliban seized power and the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated, the Minister of Defense Kishi announced on the 23rd that the Japanese staff of international organizations and Afghan staff working at the embassy would be evacuated overseas. I ordered the transportation by plane.
One C2 transport aircraft belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture and two C130 transport aircraft belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki Base in Aichi Prefecture will be dispatched.
Of these, the C2 transport aircraft will carry members of the Ground Self-Defense Force dispatched to the site at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture on the 23rd, and after refueling at Miho Base, it will be after 1:00 am on the 24th to head to neighboring countries. I left Japan.
On the other hand, two C130 transport planes are scheduled to depart for the site on the afternoon of the 24th, and will make a round trip between the airport in the capital Kabul and neighboring countries to transport people who wish to evacuate. ..
According to the Ministry of Defense, the number of dispatched personnel is several hundred, including the Air Self-Defense Force and the Ground Self-Defense Force, and they are responsible for guiding those who come to Kabul's airport in search of evacuation to transport aircraft.
We do not ship to the airport.
In addition, based on the Self-Defense Forces Law, members are permitted to use weapons only when they protect themselves, other members, and persons to be transported.
It is not possible to clarify the type of weapon to carry.
The Self-Defense Forces want to start transporting people who want to evacuate as early as later this week.
The mission of transporting Japanese nationals abroad based on the Self-Defense Forces Act overseas, where the security situation has deteriorated, has been carried out four times so far, but this is the first time that foreigners have been evacuated.