Dutch military planes fly out to Kabul to begin repatriation mission
Dutch NewsThe Netherlands will attempt to remove hundreds of people from Afghanistan in the next few days after the Taliban seized power in Kabul. At least five people were killed in chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans filled the runway and tried to climb on board moving planes in a desperate attempt to flee the country. Some Dutch citizens earlier flew out of Kabul on board a Ukrainian plane along with Croatian, Belarusian and Afghan nationals, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said. pic.twitter.com/bT97WrNa12 — Sudhir Chaudhary August 16, 2021 Dutch aid worker Louis Marijnissen told NOS that the speed of the Taliban offensive had taken people in Kabul by surprise. ‘So far people have been following the orders of the leaders and Taliban fighters don’t seem to be taking revenge on the population,’ said Marijnissen, who works for Johanniter International Assistance.