Dozens of Afghanistan Evacuees Enter Pakistan to Flee Taliban Takeover
Published Date: 8/20/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Scores of more Afghan nationals arrived in Pakistan on Friday through a land crossing in Chaman amid uncertain situation in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials and witnesses said. No large scale migration has been witnessed so far, however, since last Sunday when the Taliban took over the capital, Kabul. Afghan families coming from various parts of Afghanistan say they decided to leave the country because of uncertain security situation, and they might go back if normalcy returns to their country. Pakistan opened the two border crossings in Chaman, in the southwest and Torkham in the northwest, earlier this week to evacuate people stranded in Afghanistan. On Friday, an Afghan national said he travelled all the way from Zabul province to Chaman in Pakistan as he needed a medical treatment. "In my country, Afghanistan, due to the chaotic situation, no doctors are available in my area. All the institutions and hospital are not working," he said. The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake