Kathmandu, Aug. 16
The task force formed on Sunday to
facilitate the operations to rescue
Nepalis in Afghanistan has decided to enhance the use of social media with
Nepali nationals stranded in the war-torn country and manage COVID-19 test and
quarantine for the returnee migrants.
The first
meeting of the task force led by the Coordinator of Middle Asia, West Asia and
Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has made a decision
to request the concerned individuals and members of their families to inform
about the people in Afghanistan.
The
government has created an online registration portal at https://nepalconsular.gov.np/ and the concerned individuals or their families can update information
in the portal. The MoFA has urged the concerned people to immediately fill the
required information.
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.
The meeting has also decided to
request Nepali in Afghanistan to send the information about the latest safety
and rescue works being carried on in Kabul.
Likewise, it decided to coordinate
with the concerned agencies to manage COVID-19 test and quarantine facilities
for the returnee migrants.
Earlier on Monday, Minister for
Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand directed the concerned agencies to facilitate the
rescue of Nepali nationals stranded in Afghanistan.
Spokesperson of the MoFA Sewa Lamsal
said that the government has made diplomatic initiative to bring Nepalis home safely
from Afghanistan.
As per the DCS portal, about 134
Nepalis in Afghanistan have registered their details by Monday evening.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 August 2021.
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