DFA: 40 more Filipinos leave Afghanistan amid turmoil; some now in Pakistan, UK

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<p>MANILA — Forty more Filipinos have been able to leave Taliban-ruled Afghanistan amid turmoil in the Middle Eastern country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday. </p><p>In a bulletin, the DFA said the Philippine embassy in Islamabad was able to arrange the evacuation of 30 Filipinos to Pakistan. </p><p>Ten more Pinoys, meanwhile, were able to depart Kabul for different destinations. Of the 10, 8 went to Dubai, UAE; one is in Doha, Qatar; while another Filipino went to Paris, France. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/19/21/unhcr-lauds-ph-for-welcoming-refugees-from-afghanistan">READ: UNHCR praises PH gov&#x27;t for &#x27;openness,&#x27; quick action to grant asylum to Aghanistan refugees</a></li></ul><p>&quot;More Filipinos are reported to have been evacuated to the United Kingdom; their status is now being verified by the Philippine Embassy in London,&quot; the DFA said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DFA: Philippine Embassy in Pakistan able to arrange evacuation of 30 Filipinos who are now in Pakistan; 10 more were able to depart Kabul for different destinations <a href="https://t.co/NmQBzAvchg">pic.twitter.com/NmQBzAvchg</a></p>— Willard Cheng (@willardcheng) <a href="https://twitter.com/willardcheng/status/1429014469661773828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Five Filipinos assisted by Indonesia were already in Jakarta, and that the Philippine embassy there was arranging their flights to Manila, the DFA said. </p><p>An estimated 49 Filipinos remained in Afghanistan, and 42 of them still want to be repatriated. </p><p>The DFA pointed out that those who wish to leave Afghanistan would be assisted as the government continues to work on repatriating the Filipinos there. </p><p>The Philippines issued Alert Level 4 in Afghanistan last weekend after the Taliban captured key cities, including Kabul. Under this alert level, the government undertakes mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in that country. </p><p>Thousands are trying to flee the war-torn country after it fell under the Taliban last Sunday. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/16/21/taliban-declares-war-is-over-as-president-flees-kabul">Taliban declares &#x27;war is over&#x27; as president and diplomats flee Kabul</a></li></ul><div><strong>— with a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1751733" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Forty more Filipinos have been able to leave Taliban-ruled Afghanistan amid turmoil in the Middle Eastern country, the DFA said Saturday.

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DFA: 40 more Filipinos leave Afghanistan amid turmoil; some now in Pakistan, UK

DFA: 40 more Filipinos leave Afghanistan amid turmoil; some now in Pakistan, UK

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Published Aug 22, 2021 12:51 AM PHT

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