The Czech Republic proceeded to evacuate diplomats after the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated rapidly and the Islamist movement Taliban controlled virtually the entire country, including Kabul. According to Sunday’s statement by Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek (CSSD), the rescue operation will continue.
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The Army Airbus took off from Kabul on Sunday around 23:00 CEST. On this occasion, the Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček (ČSSD) stated that he considers the departure of the Czech plane to be a miracle, given the rapidly deteriorating situation at Kabul International Airport.
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On Sunday, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) informed about the departure of the Czech special from Afghanistan on Twitter. In his contribution, he thanked Foreign Minister Kulhánek and the Czech Army. “I’m sorry we’re not more specific. We will not provide any detailed information until the end of the rescue operation, “he added. He wants to publish more after everyone is safe.
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The first evacuation flight left Kabul with the Czechs and our Afghan colleagues on board. But we continue. Huge thanks to Ambassador Baloun and a lot of people at @mzvcr a @ArmadaCRwho are working on it. https://t.co/KA00h8Aw4K
– Jakub Kulhanek (@JakubKulhanek) August 15, 2021
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Kulhánek noted that the rescue operation will continue. The state representatives did not state how many evacuation flights are planned. According to the information of the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Ondřej Veselý (ČSSD), the rescue operation concerns less than a hundred people. The Czech Republic is evacuating two diplomats from Afghanistan, including Ambassador Baloun, a KAMBA Military Police unit, local Czech embassy collaborators and interpreters who helped the Czech army.
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Shooting at the airport
In recent days, the Czech government has been criticized for its slow response. Critics also point out that the aid does not apply to all Afghan interpreters. Government officials reject the criticism.
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Apart from the Czech Republic, other countries also proceeded to evacuate their diplomats and collaborators. The last workers and collaborators were taken from Kabul by the United States on Monday. The world media reported, referring to the statement of Foreign Ministry spokesman Neda Price.
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When leaving the embassy premises, the American flag was also removed on the spot, according to CNN television. U.S. troops fired into the air on Monday morning to drive thousands of Afghans from the airport grounds trying to leave the country, the AFP news agency reported.
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“We can confirm that the safe evacuation of all embassy staff is now complete. All the embassy staff is located on the premises of Hamid Karzai International Airport, “said a spokesman for American diplomacy Price.
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The evacuation of the US embassy began Sunday morning as Kabul was under siege by the Taliban, which was taking control of all of Afghanistan. On Sunday, fighters of the Islamic radical movement occupied the capital, while helicopters transported embassy staff to the international airport.
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