Japanese transport aircraft landed twice at Kabul airport but failed to transport

Afghan collaborators who helped Korea in the past and their families arrived through Incheon Airport on the afternoon of the 26th. Children are waving their hands before boarding the bus to the temporary living facility in Gimpo.

Japanese Self-Defense Force transport aircraft landed twice at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, but evacuation could not be carried out as evacuees failed to reach the airport.

According to Japanese media such as Kyodo News and NHK, from the night of the 25th to the afternoon of the 26th (Korean time), Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft flew twice from Islamabad, Pakistan to Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. However, the evacuation operation was unsuccessful as evacuees did not arrive at the airport.

Earlier, the Japanese government dispatched one C-2 transport aircraft and two C-130 transport aircraft belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force to Pakistan on the 23rd and 24th to evacuate Japanese nationals remaining in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, Afghan staff and their families who worked at the Japanese Embassy and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The Japanese government requested evacuees to move to the airport on their own, but NHK reported that due to ongoing local chaos, many people found it difficult to access the airport.

The Japanese government’s evacuation support target is reported to be up to 500 people.

The Japanese government aims to complete evacuation support for Japanese nationals remaining in Afghanistan by the 27th. The deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan is the 31st of this month, leaving little time.

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