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Govt decides to evacuate Nepalis in Afghanistan at earliest

KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The government has decided to evacuate the Nepalis in Afghanistan at the earliest. A Cabinet meeting held at the official residence of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, on Monday, decided to make immediate and safe rescue of those Nepali nationals who have been left stranded in Afghanistan, according to the government spokesperson, Gyanendra Karki. "Taking serious note of the situation in Afghanistan, the Cabinet decided to rescue the Nepali nationals there safely and expeditiously," Karki said.

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300 Nepalis fill in application form to return home from Afghanistan

At least 300 Nepalis in Afghanistan have registered their details, request support to return home.

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Task force formed to find out condition of Nepalis in Afghanistan

KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The government has formed a task force under the coordination of a joint-Secretary at the Foreign Ministry to find out the condition of Nepalis in Afghanistan due to the recently developed scenario there. According to the Foreign Ministry, the taskforce was formed under the coordination of Chief of Central Asia, West Asia and Africa Division where representatives from Finance, Home, Labour and Employment, Culture and Civil Aviation, Health and Population Ministries, Nepal Police, COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre and Department of Consular Services would be the members. An inter-ministerial meeting was held at the Office of Chief Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi on Sunday for necessary coordination after finding out the condition of Nepalis, who are in Afghanistan for employment, and for their rescue. An arrangement has been made for online registration of the details of Nepali citizens in Afghanistan in the website of the Department of Consular Services. The respective persons or families have been urged to register the details along with names of those, who are in Afghanistan, on the website. Similarly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put in place Viber and WhatsApp numbers (9749326458 and 9749326459) to connect with the Nepalis in Afghanistan. The meeting has urged Nepalis in Afghanistan to appraise Nepali authority of their condition. The Government of Nepal has already made official correspondence with the USA, the UK, Canada, European Union, Japan and the UN offices to rescue Nepalis working in various foreign diplomatic missions and international agencies in Afghanistan, said the MoFA. The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, India, has already issued a travel advisory in connection to the turn of events in Afghanistan in recent days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that various phone numbers and contact numbers were available for Nepalis in Afghanistan to reach out for any assistance. The recruiting companies which used to send Nepali migrant workers to Afghanistan for foreign employment have been urged to provide factual details about Nepalis sent there, according to the press statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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118 Nepalis flown home from Afghanistan

The government has begun rescuing Nepalis in Afghanistan after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital

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Process begins to contact Nepalis in Afghanistan

The task force formed on Sunday to facilitate the operations to rescue Nepalis in Afghanistan has decided to enhance the use of social media with Nepali nationals stranded in the war-torn country and manage COVID-19 test and quarantine for the returnee migrants.

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Cabinet Meeting: Safe rescue of Nepalis in Afghanistan to be carried at the earliest - Khabarhub

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Government will take patronage of Nepalis in Afghanistan: PM Deuba

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the Government of Nepal will provide patronage to all Nepalis in Afghanistan waiting for the rescue.

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Government will take patronage of Nepalis in Afghanistan: PM Deuba

KATHMANDU, August 16: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the Government of Nepal will provide patronage to all Nepalis in Afghanistan waiting for the rescue. Assuring of necessary coordination with the concerned authorities to make rescue arrangement for all Nepalis, PM Deuba took to his Twitter handle today morning and said that the government has already taken cognizance of the issue. Ensuring of the fulfillment of the responsibility on the part of the government with caution and seriousness, Deuba, shared that he had already instructed the officials concerned on Sunday to take stock of the Nepalis and their situation in Afghanistan and make arrangements for rescue in case of emergency. Many expatriates in Afghanistan have been returning to their home countries or elsewhere since the Taliban insurgents have taken over the Afghani President’s office. Many countries’ governments have been airlifting their citizens at risk of danger in Afghanistan. “Necessary coordination and guardianship are the responsibility of the government for the Nepalis waiting for the safety of rescue,” the PM tweeted.

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“Bring us home,” says Nepali in Kabul

Photo: RSS here are anywhere between 2,000-15,000 Nepalis in Afghanistan — most of them working for private military contractors as security guards. But there are also others whom labour recruiters have lured to Afghanistan promising jobs, and who are undocumented with jobs as security guards. Read also: Who will rescue Nepalis in Afghanistan? The Nepal Embassy in New Delhi […]

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Govt instructed to evacuate Nepalis from Afghanistan

The International Relations Committee under the House of Representatives has instructed the government to resort to all diplomatic means for the immediate and safe rescue of all Nepalis in Afghanistan.

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Editorial | Nepali ‘Kabuliwalas’

Repatriating Nepalis in Afghanistan needs to be a high priority for Deuba.

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