828 Nepalis repatriated from Afghanistan so far

KATHMANDU, August 31: A total of 828 Nepalis who were stranded in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover have been repatriated so far as of Monday.  

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a total of 45 Nepalis were rescued from Turkish Air on Monday and five from Fly Dubai on Sunday. 

Nepalis who are stranded in Afghanistan after the recent political developments there have been rescued and repatriated continuously. The returnees are kept in an isolation centre managed by COVID-19 Crisis Management Committee (CCMC). 

The Ministry has urged Nepalis staying in Afghanistan to come in contact and register their status in https://nepalconsular.gov.np/ if they are willing to come home. The Ministry has managed this online registration form for Nepalis in Afghanistan in a bid to collect current status to ensure their immediate rescue and return home.