Even as many Afghan nationals are waiting to get out of the Taliban-ruled country, a total of 106 Afghans stranded in India since August 15 returned to their country in a special flight over the weekend – the first batch of Afghan citizens in India who have gone back on their free will.
These Afghan nationals were mainly people who had come to India for business or medical treatment before August 15 — when Kabul fell to the Taliban — and were desperate to go home.
“These Afghan nationals were in a very difficult situation as their finances had run out, and did not even have enough money to pay for their fooding and lodging,” an Afghan diplomat told The Sunday Express.
