Regarding the evacuation of Japanese people from Afghanistan, Defense Minister Kishi said that efforts to evacuate were still ongoing, and he declined to evaluate a series of responses, but pointed out that the decision to dispatch SDF aircraft was slow. In light of the fact that there is a problem, he expressed his intention to verify the response in the future.
In response to the worsening situation in Afghanistan, the government dispatched three SDF transport aircraft and decided to withdraw after evacuating one Japanese woman and 14 Afghanistan to Islamabad, the capital of neighboring Pakistan, 3 last week. One transport aircraft arrived in Japan on the morning of the day.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Defense Minister Kishi said, "The dispatched SDF personnel carried out their duties in a harsh environment with 100% of their potential. I would like to say" Thank you for your hard work. "
On the other hand, regarding the fact that the Liberal Democratic Party has pointed out that "I can not deny the impression that the SDF aircraft was delayed", "I know that there are various voices, but efforts to evacuate are still ongoing. I would like to refrain from making evaluations. "
On that basis, he said, "There are still results that the Afghan people could not be evacuated abroad, so it is necessary to thoroughly verify that," he said. Was shown.