Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday urged Minister of State for External Affairs of India, V Muraleedharan, to immediately evacuate the Kulgamprofessors teaching at Bakhtar University in Kabul.
"Spoke to MoS Foreign Affairs, V Muraleedharan for the immediate evacuation of professorsfromKulgam teaching at Bakhtar University in Kabul. He has assured the government is committed to bring back every citizen safely as soon as possible," the Office of Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor said in a tweet.
The Lt Governor further assured the families that they will be home soon.
"I assure the families of Prof Asif Ahmed and Prof Adil Rasool that they are safe and will be home soon," it added.
The Indian Air Force is evacuating Indian officials from Afghanistan. According to the sources, 120 Indian officials from Afghanistan landed in Gujarat's Jamnagar earlier today.
The Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday and took control of the presidential palace. Soon after, the terror group claimed control over the Afghan capital. Several countries evacuated their diplomatic personnel from the country. Hundreds of people flocked to the Kabul airport in an attempt to leave Afghanistan.
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