20, local time, the Turkish military used transport aircraft, more than 200 of its citizens from Afghanistan to evacuate to safety.
Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported that the same day the Turkish armed forces sent a “C-130 Hercules” transport aircraft, including five medical workers, including more than 100 people evacuated to Pakistan. After that, they will return to Turkey on a Turkish Airlines flight.
After evacuating more than 100 of its own citizens, at midnight on the 20th, Turkish transport aircraft returned to Afghanistan, carrying 104 passengers back home. More than 200 Turkish citizens were evacuated to safety on Tuesday.
18, local time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey has withdrawn 552 of its citizens from Afghanistan.