Air India flight from Kabul with 129 passengers reached Delhi

An Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Kabul reached Delhi on Sunday evening. AI 244 took off at 6.06 pm. When the Taliban arrived in Afghanistan’s capital from Kabul airport on Sunday and they are now close to taking power. An Air India spokesperson said, “We are monitoring the situation and are currently continuing our scheduled flights to Kabul.” Further, the official said that the next flight to Kabul is scheduled to take off at 8.50 am on Monday.

Expressing dismay over the situation in Afghanistan, a woman aboard the plane said the world has left Afghanistan to its fate. Our friends are being killed. The passengers also included diplomats and security officials posted at the Indian Embassy in Kabul.

The situation in Afghanistan worsened on Sunday, as Kabul is captured by the Taliban. In addition, President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan for Tajikistan accompanied by National Security Advisor Hamdullah Muhib and the head of the Administrative Office of President Fazal Mahmood Fazli.