Evacuations continue from Afghanistan

NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will continue evacuation of Finnish citizens, permanent residents of Finland and those who have worked for the Finnish State in close cooperation with the Finnish Defence Forces and partner countries.The Foreign Ministry has sent a two-person assistance team to Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. The team arrived at Kabul Airport on Tuesday night. The task of the team is to facilitate evacuation arrangements to Finland at the airport.So far, 22 Finnish citizens have been evacuated from Afghanistan.  Today, several Finns were able to get through the gates of Kabul Airport and board international evacuation flights to various destinations.  The evacuations will continue in the coming hours and days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs keeps in close contact with the evacuees.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi