The Centre on Tuesday announced a new category of electronic visa to fast-track applications of Afghans who wish to come to India after th...
The Centre on Tuesday announced a new category of electronic visa to fast-track applications of Afghans who wish to come to India after the Taliban took of the country and installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul. The new visa category is called “e-Emergency X-Misc Visa”.
A spokesperson of the home ministry said that the government reviewed visa provisions because of the prevailing situation in the country. India’s foreign ministry has also set up a special cell for repatriation of Afghans.
Many Afghans are desperate to leave the country after the Taliban seized Afghanistan on Sunday evening after making rapid advances through the country amid the withdrawal of foreign troops. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani left the country, reportedly for neighbouring Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, the Indian ambassador in Kabul and the embassy staff were evacuated on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said. They are coming back to India in a special air force flight, reported NDTV.
Several other countries are also scrambling to vacate their embassies and remove their staff after the Taliban’s lightning advances in Afghanistan.
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