DFA orders mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has ordered the mandatory repatriation of all Filipinos in Afghanistan, issuing an Alert Level 4, after the Taliban seized Kabul and other key cities.
The alert level was raised due to the "worsening security situation in the country," read DFA's statement. All 130 Filipinos in Afghanistan will be immediately evacuated.
The DFA is in close coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Pakistan for the reparation of the remaining Filipinos in the conflict-ridden country.
‼️Read: Situation Bulletin on the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan as of 15 August 2021‼️
Any Filipino in distress can contact the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan whose contact details below:
Whatsapp/Viber: +923335244762 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/eMVHu2KJtm— DFA Philippines (@DFAPHL) August 15, 2021
Taliban fighters seized control of Kabul on Sunday, entering the presidential palace hours after the government collapsed and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
(Article photos: A Pakistani soldier stands guard as stranded Afghan nationals return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on August 15, 2021, after the Taliban took control of the Afghan border town in a rapid offensive across the country. AFP.)
