Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Kabul lands in Delhi

New Delhi: Air India flight AI244 carrying 129 passengers from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul landed in Delhi on Sunday.
According to sources, India is closely monitoring the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan and will be deciding on the evacuation of diplomatic personnel from Kabul amid the Taliban gaining control.
Earlier today, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani left the country for Tajikistan, after the Taliban entered the gates of the capital city Kabul.
Meanwhile, the US is completely pulling out all personnel from the embassy in Kabul over the next 72 hours, including the top officials, CNN reported citing sources.
Moreover, Canada and Sweden are also set to withdraw their personnel from the embassy in Kabul.
Canada has suspended its operations at the country’s embassy in Kabul, CNN reported citing its Foreign Ministry statement.