According to an interview with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10 Afghan people who had been targeted by the Japanese government for evacuation over the situation in Afghanistan have evacuated by land to Islamabad, the capital of neighboring Pakistan.
It is expected to arrive in Japan from the 12th to the 13th.
In response to the worsening situation in Afghanistan, the Japanese government last month evacuated one Japanese woman and 14 Afghan people from the country on a Self-Defense Forces aircraft at the request of the United States, but about the Afghan staff working at the Japanese embassy etc. It is a problem because it is not possible to evacuate 500 people.
Under these circumstances, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a total of 10 people, including two Afghan staff members working at JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency and their families, who had been the target of evacuation by the Japanese government, evacuated by land to Islamabad, the capital of neighboring Pakistan. ..
It is the first time that the evacuation of the evacuation applicants left in the field has been confirmed after the withdrawal of the SDF aircraft, and it is expected that 10 people will arrive in Japan from the 12th to the 13th.
The government plans to ask the Taliban for cooperation in the safe evacuation of the remaining Afghan staff.