Many Indians among 150 captured at Kabul airport, Taliban spokesperson denies reports

Mangalore Today News Network

Kabul, Aug 21, 2021: Taliban have captured more than 150 people, most of them Indians, from around Kabul airport in Afghanistan.

However, Ahmadullah Waseq, one of the Taliban spokesperson has rejected the abducting of around 150 Indians citizens from Kabul.

 

A source said that Taliban affiliates had taken more than 150 people, most of them Indian nationals, from near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

The source added that these people included a number of Afghan citizens and Afghan Sikhs, but most of them were ordinary Indian citizens. The source along with his wife, however, managed to escape.

These people had gone to the airport in eight caster-type vehicles at 1:00 am today, but could not enter the airport due to lack of coordination.

According to the source, several unarmed Taliban members came to their side and, after beating them, took them all to Tarkhil in Kabul.

The source added that he and his wife threw themselves out of the car on the way and managed to escape. He added that only a few others were able to escape, but did not know the fate of the others.

According to him, the Taliban told the men that they were being taken to the airport through another gate, but it was not yet clear if they had been taken inside the airport or transferred to another location.

The Taliban have not yet made any comment on this.

Courtesy:India Today