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France calls on all its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security concerns: Embassy

AFP , Tuesday 13 Jul 2021

"The government will set up a special flight on the morning of July 17th, departing from Kabul, in order to allow the return to France of the entire French community," the embassy said in a statement

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file photo taken on December 31, 2014 one of the last French troops in Afghanistan stands during their end of NATO mission ceremony at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) in Kabul.(AFP)
France on Tuesday called on all its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country over security concerns, the French embassy in Kabul said, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive while foreign forces completed their withdrawal.
 
"The government will set up a special flight on the morning of July 17th, departing from Kabul, in order to allow the return to France of the entire French community," the embassy said in a statement.
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