This is the time when an air cargo of evacuees from Afghanistan on Tuesday expressed their joy at fleeing the Taliban, cheering and shouting Sikh slogans as they were brought to India.
The 78 ecstatic passengers, including 25 Indian citizens, were captured on video aboard Air India Flt. 1956, who arrived in New Delhi from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, according to WION.
“Op Devi Shakti continues. 78 evacuees from Kabul arrive via Dushanbe. Greet the IAF, Air India and MEA teams for their tireless efforts, “said India’s foreign minister. S. Jaishankar said in a tweet.
Foreign spokesman Arindam Bagchi has tweeted before: “Bring the Indians home from Afghanistan! In 1956 he transported 87 Indians from Tajikistan to New Delhi. They also evacuated two Nepalese nationals.
“Assisted and supported by our embassy @IndEmbDushanbe. More evacuation flights will follow, ”he added, posting images of the floating passengers.
“Retired people evacuated on their way home!” Bagchi wrote.
India is expected to evacuate more people, including its own citizens and dozens of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, from Kabul, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday, a day after Indian authorities separately evacuated 75 Sikhs amid Kabul. the deteriorating situation in the war-torn country.