Home Minister directs authorities for rescue of Nepalis in Afghanistan

Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has directed the concerned authorities to prepare for the rescue and repatriation of Nepalis living in Afghanistan.

Khand on Monday invited officials of Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation as well as chiefs of four security bodies to the Home Ministry and issued directives to them in this regard.

He asked them to make an action plan to bring Nepali citizens living in Afghanistan back to the country by coordinating with the international community. “An action plan should be prepared in order to bring them homes along with arrangements of PCR test, holding centre and quarantine in view of the coronavirus pandemic once they return to Nepal," he said.

The Home Minister also shared that today’s cabinet meeting has decided to focus on the rescue of Nepalis from Afghanistan, asking all the bodies for coordination and information exchange.

Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudel, Inspector general of the Nepal Police, Shailesh Thapa Chhetri, Inspector General of the National Investigation Department, Ganesh Prasad Adhikari, Major General of the Nepali Army, Saroj Pratap Rana, as well as officials of the ministries briefed the Home Minister about the condition of Nepalis in Afghanistan and what was necessary for their rescue.