Norway Moves Toward Halting Afghan Evacuation Operation

Ine Eriksen Søreide, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Source=Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Norway is in the process of halting its evacuation operation from Afghanistan.

According to major foreign media on the 27th (local time), Ine Eriksen Søreide, Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated after a series of bombings near Kabul airport the previous day, "The airport is now closed, and it is no longer possible to let people inside."

At around 6 p.m. the previous day, a series of bombings carried out by the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) occurred near Kabul airport, killing over 100 people.

Accordingly, AP News reported that Norway's last aircraft carrying Norwegian citizens and Afghans in need of protection is scheduled to arrive in the country on the 27th. Norway has evacuated a total of 1,098 people so far.

Minister Søreide stated that she had made it clear that the time available for evacuation could be short due to security conditions and the deadline for completing the evacuation operation.

Bloomberg News reported that Canada, Denmark, and the Netherlands have already announced they will no longer prepare flights departing from Kabul airport.

The United States aims to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by the 31st of this month and plans to complete the evacuation operation by the same date.

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