Kathmandu, Aug 19
Additional
eight Nepalis have been rescued from Afghanistan. They arrived in Kathmandu on
Thursday via Jazeera Airways’ regular Kuwait-Kathmandu flight.
With this
the number of total returnee migrants has reached 296, informed the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
Nepali
nationals returned from Afghanistan are being managed at the holding centre
managed by the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) after the test for the
coronavirus.
Likewise,
300 Nepalis have registered their whereabouts at the web portal of the
Department of Consular Services by 5:00 PM on Thursday. Likewise, 42 Nepalis
have registered their details with the Situation Room formed in the leadership
of Chief of Protocol at the MoFA.
The task
force formed to facilitate the rescue of Nepali citizen from Afghanistan has
urged the returnees to inform it when they reach their destination safely.
The Ministry has urged the
Nepalis in Afghanistan to remain at the same locations until they are rescued
and remain in continuous touch with the MoFA, DoCS and Embassy of Nepal in
India. The government has also requested the manpower agencies which were
involved in sending Nepali workers through the legal channel to support in the
rescue process.
Earlier, on
Sunday, the government had created an online registration portal at https://nepalconsular.gov.np/ and requested concerned individuals or
their families to update information in the portal.
People can contact Department of Consular Services (DCS) at +977-9749326458,
MoFA at +9779749326459 and Embassy of Nepal in India at +918929601925 on cell
phone Viber and WhatsApp.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 20 August 2021.
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