Taliban releases abducted Indian nationals, arriving at Kabul airport - Afghan media

All 150 people, including the kidnapped Indian nationals, are safe from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. According to Afghan media, the passports of these people were checked by the Taliban. After this they were released, now they are returning to the airport. Zaki Daryabi, working with Kabul Now, has informed by tweeting that Indian citizens have been released by the Taliban. They are returning to Kabul airport.

Earlier, there were reports from the Afghan media that people waiting for their turn at Kabul airport have been kidnapped by the Taliban. It is being told that there are also Indian citizens in this. It has not been officially confirmed yet. Meanwhile, a Taliban spokesman has denied this. Taliban spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq has dismissed the report. Have talked to a member of the Afghan media about this. Awaiting more information. The spokesman said Taliban members were around Hamid Karzai International Airport and not allowing people to enter.

There is a continuous effort from India to evacuate people from Afghanistan. The Indian Air Force aircraft is still carrying more than 80 Indian citizens. NATO said on Friday that the evacuation of about 12,000 foreign and Afghan nationals working for embassies and the International Aid Group was continuing. "The evacuation process is slow because it is risky and we don't want any clashes with the Taliban," the NATO official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.