New Delhi: More than 150 Indian citizens, awaiting the evacuation from Afghanistan, briefly detained by the Taliban to check documents on the way to Kabul airport on Saturday afternoon.
After they continued, they were said to still try to enter the airport on Saturday night because of chaotic conditions there.
Swirling and sometimes violent crowds, as well as sporadic shootings, has made it difficult for people to enter the airport, especially technical areas.
US troops control the airport and manage the current global evacuation process.
One of the IAF aircraft landed in Kabul picked up 85 Indians who made it into the airport between Friday and Saturday.
They were flown to Dushanbe in Tajikistan where they would be brought back by civilians.
Meanwhile, the C-17 aircraft was also parked in Dushane waiting enough passengers to be picked up from Kabul.
Previously on Saturday, reports emerged that the Taliban might have kidnapped Indians who created some concerns in New Delhi.
It turned out they were taken to the nearest police station and verified document.
A spokesman for the Taliban denied reports that they had kidnapped Indians after several news outlets began to tweeting.
However, sources say citizens of Afghanistan – even Hindu and Sikh – feel more difficult to ride flight evacuation to India.
About 200 Sikh and Hindu took refuge in Gurudwara in Kabul, and said to be safe.
The Indian government tries to help with the evacuation process by first registering Indians who are in Afghanistan and are willing to return to India, then help them to get to the airport.
Difficulty is outside the airport.
The crowd surged and made it difficult to enter the airport, especially from where the flight took off.
After the first few days when Afghanistan stormed Tarmak, US forces had noticed strict things, making it possible for other countries to evacuate their own citizens from Kabul.
The government said they are currently focusing on issuing Indian citizens from Afghanistan.
The C-130J aircraft which reached Dushanbe departed from Airbase Hindon near Delhi on Friday night with several Indian officials to coordinate with the US and other military forces who controlled Kabul airport, which continued to be flooded by thousands of people who were desperate to escape Afghanistan.
“Indian officials will now be placed at Kabul airports to connect with different authorities there.
The C-130J then picked up more than 80 Indians who had managed to enter the airport before the gate was closed on Friday night due to a large crowd and deterioration situation There, “said a source.
The C-130J and C-17 Globemaster-III other from the IAF is placed in Tajikistan, which shares the border of 1,400 km with Afghanistan, and will be “launched” to Kabul as and when Indian citizens enter the airport and the slot time is available.
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“It was impossible to park the IAF aircraft at Kabul Airport because the large hasters of the plane landed and took off from there.
The additional IAF plane was also on standby in India,” said the source.
With the Taliban preparing a checkpoint along the road and said the beds at Kabul airport, which lead to the closure of gates and limited entries, have become very difficult for people to really board the plane.
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The C-17 aircraft had flown from Airbase Hindon, taking routes that circled through the Iranian airspace to avoid Pakistan and touched on Ayni Airbase in “Parking” in Tajikistan before coordinating with US forces to land on Kabul airport was chaotic and finally left for India.
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