Afghanistan Unrest: 50 Indian Nationals Returns As Taliban Advances

India escorted 50 of its nationals from war-torn Afghanistan amid ongoing unrest as the Taliban advances to cities. A special flight from Mazar in Afghanistan arrived Delhi on the morning of August 11. Mazar-i-Sharif is the capital of northern Balkh province and a pivotal region for Afghanistan. While several Indian diplomats returned from Kandahar, there are still at least 1500 Indians working in Afghanistan.