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Evacuation

Finland

EVACUATION

Finland has evacuated more than 200 people from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/24/21

Each of the new Afghan refugees will receive a residence permit valid for 4 years

World

AFGHANISTAN

5 evacuated Afghans under surveillance in France over Taliban links

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/24/21

A man has been taken into police custody

World

AFGHANISTAN

Pentagon sticking to plan to end Afghanistan evacuations by 31 August

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/24/21

The airlift, in turn, has raised the question of where all Afghans fleeing the country will eventually end up

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (R) and Chief of Staff Operations Kari Nisula at a press conference. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Finland

UPDATE - AFGHANISTAN

Number of Afghans evacuated by Finnish government rises to 140

The Nomad Today 8/23/21

While other European countries transparently show the arrivals of their evacuees, the Finnish government hides them citing "security" and "privacy" reasons

World

AFGHANISTAN

Thousands besiege Kabul airport in frantic attempt to flee Taliban

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/21/21

Loudspeaker announcements at the northern entrance said the airport gate would now be closed for two days

World

AFGHANISTAN

Desperation mounts at Kabul airport as escape window narrows

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/20/21

A report compiled for the United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the former regime

World

AFGHANISTAN

NATO foreign ministers to discuss Afghan evacuations, future ties

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/20/21

The radical Islamist group rapidly took control of Afghanistan in the wake of NATO troops' withdrawal from the country, in a major blow to the military and democratic gains made during almost two…

19 August 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: A man (C) who arrived from Kabul stands at Frankfurt airport early this morning. More people brought to safety from Afghanistan arrived on a Lufthansa plane that had taken off from the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

World

EVACUATION

People rescued from Afghanistan report deaths and gunshots

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/19/21

It was impossible to get through to the airport without a passport

World

AFGHANISTAN

Hundreds of Afghans camp out at Kabul airport in hopes of getting out

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/21

False rumours that everyone who makes it to the airport will be evacuated prompted many Afghans to head to the area

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

70 Finnish nationals or residents await evacuation from Kabul

The Nomad Today 8/18/21

The diplomatic staff of the Finnish Embassy, who were evacuated late on Monday, arrived in Finland on Wednesday

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on electric vehicles at the South Lawn of the White House where he announced a plan to move away from gasoline-powered cars and trucks to electric vehicles. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

AFGHANISTAN

Biden vows 'forceful' response if Taliban attack US personnel

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/17/21

Hundreds of Afghans have gathered at the airport and are rushing any departing flight, desperate to escape the country before the Taliban assert full control

HANDOUT - 16 August 2021, United Kingdom, Brize Norton: A handout photo released by the Ministry of Defence shows British Embassy staff and British nationals disembarking the first plane carrying evacuated personnel to return from Afghanistan at RAF Brize Norton. British troops are racing against the clock to get the remaining British nationals and their local allies out of Afghanistan following the dramatic overthrow of the country's Western-backed government by the Taliban. Photo: Mrs Sharron Floyd/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

18 diplomats from the Finnish embassy evacuated on a US plane

The Nomad Today 8/16/21

The government says it has not been possible to evacuate the 170 Afghans it had promised to bring to Finland

Finland

AFGHANISTAN

Finnish embassy in Kabul suspends activity, closes its doors

The Nomad Today 8/16/21

The Finnish mission has lost "operational capacity" due to the lack of security in Kabul

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING

Government raises number of Afghans to be evacuated to Finland to 170

The Nomad Today 8/15/21

The decision affects employees who worked for the Finnish peacekeepers and diplomats, their families and the unmarried adult children living in the same household