Poland to evacuate citizens, locals out of Afghanistan: PM

Poland’s prime minister said on Monday his country would evacuate its own citizens and locals who provided assistance to them out of Afghanistan.

Taliban fighters seen in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.

Photo: EPA/STRINGER

“Our mission will be adequately equipped to bring home all those who should be helped, both Polish nationals with their families and all those people from Afghanistan who worked with us,” Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters.

Polish MFA is in constant contact with the Polish citizens in Afghanistan 🇦🇫. In regard to the political and humanitarian situation in that country Polish consul @PLinIndia suggested all Polish citizens to leave #Afghanistan immediately.

➡️https://t.co/yW6X3MrZAF

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) August 15, 2021

He spoke as Taliban fighters rapidly regained control over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of Western forces.

There was a strong Taliban presence on the streets of Kabul after Taliban officials declared the war over and foreign embassy staff were being evacuated from the capital https://t.co/xKfk1e3asP pic.twitter.com/lfENOav2cw

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 16, 2021

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