A total of 127 people landed in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu on Tuesday morning from Afghanistan via Kuwait including 118 Nepalis and nine Indians. People were evacuated to Kuwait from Afghanistan on Monday.
Brigadier General Santosh Ballave Poudyal, Nepali Army Spokesperson confirmed Zee Media that all evacuees have been taken to an isolation centre in Kathmandu and COVID protocols will be followed.“The Nepali Government has given responsibility to take these evacuees from airport to Radha Soami Satsang Beas COVID-19 Isolation Centre, Samakhusi. So, PCR and Antigen Tests will be carried out and accordingly will be sent to home isolation,” Poudyal told WION.
Nepal Foreign Ministry confirmed in a tweet, “Arrival of Nepali nationals from Afghanistan has started. 118 of them have arrived at Kathmandu airport by a Chartered plane
Earlier, Nepal Government had requested the international community to keep Nepali nationals living in Kabul, Afghanistan in safe place and help their repatriation home.
“It is an honor for us to be able to welcome the first flight to Kathmandu safely, among are Nepalese who have worked in US Embassy in Kabul. We are extremely grateful for services,” US Embassy Nepal said in a tweet. Nine Indian nationals, who were employees at the US Embassy in Afghanistan, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday from Kabul via Kuwait.
Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to the IANS that out of 127 who arrived in Kathmandu, 118 were Nepali nationals and nine Indians.
They were evacuated to Kuwait from Afghanistan on Monday, a day after the Taliban took control of Kabul.
As soon as they arrived in Kathmandu, a medical team of the Nepal Army carried out the Covid test of all 127 arrivals whether to let them go for home isolation or keep them at isolation centres constructed by the government.
Currently, there are two isolation centres in Kathmandu, according to the media reports.
These 127 people were working in the US Embassy in Kabul in different posts and positions. As per the contractual rule, it was the employers responsibility to protect and safely repatriate the employees.
The Nepal government has already started groundwork for evacuating its national from Afghanistan.