Afghanistan
Afghanistan conflict: New Delhi announces new e-visa to fast-track visa applications for entry into India
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday announced a new category of emergency visa for people from Afghanistan as the situation in the country deteriorated since Taliban captured Kabul on Sunday.
"MHA reviews visa provisions in view of the current situation in Afghanistan. A new category of electronic visa called 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' introduced to fast-track visa applications for entry into India," the Home Ministry said in a tweet.
MHA reviews visa provisions in view of the current situation in Afghanistan. A new category of electronic visa called “e-Emergency X-Misc Visa” introduced to fast-track visa applications for entry into India.@HMOIndia @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) August 17, 2021
The Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday, after which President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
Further read- Afghanistan Tension: Indian Embassy in Kabul evacuated
Taliban has seized control of around 25 of 34 provincial capitals, including cities such as Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif and Jalalabad.
A large number of Afghanistan residents are trying to escape the war-torn country as desperate images of people trying to enter flights in the Kabul airport have now gone viral on social media.
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