Ukrainian Troops Rescue Canada-bound Afghans in daring Operation

Finally, Ukraine is on the front pages of the Western press - and this is not about the sediments of power, corruption or some other loop. But, about the heroism of our military.

Ukrainian special forces organized the evacuation of Afghan translators who worked with Canadians. 19 Afghan citizens (translators and their families) are already safe.

The Canadian government was ready to accept and accommodate them, but only if they could reach Kabul airport. And no one was ready to go out into the city for them. They asked the U.S., Canadian, Qatari military - everyone was afraid to go out. Especially after the terrorist attack.

Then they turned to the Ukrainians. And our special forces GUR walked into the city, reached the bazaar, met translators on two bushes, and led them to the airport. And then our plane took them to Pakistan.

Translators are thrilled, and do not cease to thank Ukrainians. "Everybody Yes, our can) Link to full material in first comment

“Everybody was surprised. I tried for the last month to have someone get us. We asked the Americans, the Canadians, the Qataris, everybody – and no solution. They were scared to come out,” said Jawed Haqmal, a 33-year-old father of four who worked two years with Canadian special forces in Kandahar.

“The Ukrainian soldiers were angels for us. They did an exceptional job. They have big hearts.”

After the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan in mid-August, six evacuation planes arrived in Ukraine, returning more than 650 people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Facebook. Our state reportedly evacuated Ukrainians, their family members, foreign journalists, international human rights defenders and people in danger. The Ministry noted that Ukraine was among the European countries that conducted the most successful evacuation operations from Afghanistan.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said: “Ukraine does not abandon its own, and the evacuation from Afghanistan once again proved this principle with concrete actions.”

As previously reported, on Saturday, August 28, three planes departed from Kabul. Ukraine evacuated about 400 people from Afghanistan.

Read more: New explosion in Kabul: media report missile strike

As previously reported, on Saturday, August 28, three planes departed from Kabul. Ukraine evacuated about 400 people from Afghanistan.

Read more: New explosion in Kabul: media report missile strike

Recall that on August 26, a series of explosions thundered in Kabul due to suicide bombings. The terrorist organization IGIL claimed responsibility for the attacks. The Taliban group, which freed Islamic State and al-Qaeda militants from Afghan prisons, condemned the attack. About 90 Afghans and 13 U.S. military personnel are reported to have been killed in the attacks. In addition, there are a large number of wounded - 150 people.

Read more about the consequences of Washington’s actions and destabilization in the region – in the article by Mykola Zalyukula “What will remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops?”, as well as in Alexei Hedgehog’s article “The tragedy of Afghanistan: The Taliban came” for ZN readers. UA.

ADDENDUM:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-morning-update-ukrainian-troops-rescue-canada-bound-afghans-in-daring/
Good morning,

Hours after the deadly suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Ukrainian troops went out into the city on foot early Friday morning to find two minibuses carrying Afghan translators, including one who worked for The Globe and Mail and another who served the Canadian military, as well as their families.

The soldiers escorted the vehicles into the airport, and the 19 Afghans on board were put into a military cargo aircraft – stationed in Kabul as part of Ukraine’s little-known contribution to the NATO-led effort in the country – and flown to Islamabad along with a group of other Afghans the Ukrainians had rescued previously. In the Pakistani capital, they were transferred onto a chartered commercial plane that carried the group to Ukraine.

Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon met Canada-bound Afghans the airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, and writes about the dramatic rescue effort that likely won’t be repeated because of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.

More on Afghanistan

Rocket fire apparently targeting Kabul’s international airport struck a nearby neighborhood on Monday, the eve of the deadline for American troops to withdraw from the country’s longest war after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt.
Canada and its allies have said in a statement that they will hold the Taliban to a pledge to allow all foreign nationals, as well as Afghan citizens with travel authorization from other countries, to leave Afghanistan. Despite the pledge, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the country isn’t relying on the Taliban’s promise of safe passage.
A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, U.S. officials said. The officials said the strike may have caused ‘additional casualties’; Afghan officials say it killed three children.
David Shribman writes: The lesson learned from pulling out of Afghanistan is that power does not translate into persuasion and long-distance engagements do not bring short-term or even medium-term triumphs.

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