Japan to send Self-Defense Forces planes to Afghanistan
Tokyo
23-August-2021
Japan will send three Self-Defense Forces (SDF) planes to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the country's embassy and other organisations, the top government spokesperson said on Monday.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party had criticised the decision to evacuate Japanese embassy staff via a British military airplane last week.
After the closure of the Japanese embassy in Afghanistan on August 15, the country's diplomats were evacuated to Dubai on August 16.
However, some Japanese nationals working for international organisations were still in the war-torn country.-IANS
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