Ottawa:
Canada is temporarily closing its embassy in Kabul soon after evacuating employees ahead of Taliban fighters’ arrival in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Ministry in Ottawa announced Sunday.
The ministry mentioned in a statement that Canadian personnel had been currently on their way back to Canada.
“Canada firmly condemns the escalating violence, and we are heartbroken at the situation the Afghan people find themselves in today,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned.
The ministry added that the embassy would reopen as soon as situations permitted a resumption of standard activities beneath sufficient safety.
Following the withdrawal of most US troops and the Taliban’s stunningly speedy advance by way of significantly of the nation, its fighters have arrived in the Afghan capital.
With the government’s fall imminent, President Ashraf Ghani has left the nation, best official Abdullah Abdullah mentioned Sunday.
The Canadian government announced Friday that it was ready to welcome up to 20,000 Afghan refugees in response to the emerging humanitarian crisis in the area.
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