Georgian President Salome Zurabshvili and Foreing Minister David Zalkaliani have 'strongly condemned' the terrorist attack outside Kabul's airport in Afghanistan, where 13 US service members and at least 60 Afghans have been killed.
I strongly condemn the #Kabul terrorist attack. My prayers go to the Afghan civilian and US military victims.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) August 27, 2021
The evacuation has to proceed peacefully. ???????? will continue to take its share in support of those handling the evacuation and expresses #solidarity in front of violence.
Zalkaliani posted:
Utterly condemn t/cowardly terrorist attack at #KabulAirport. My sincere condolences to t/families of t/victims, including t/members of t/???????? military. ???????? stands together with t/int'l community in fight against #terrorism in order to end violence & chaos in Afghanistan & beyond.
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) August 27, 2021
Two bombing attacks took place in Kabul yesterday, reports the Pentagon and Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health. The deadly blasts came as the United States and other Western countries raced to complete a massive evacuation of their citizens and Afghan allies following the Taliban takeover of the country.
To note, a regional transit hub has been set up at Tbilisi International Airport and at the Georgian Defence Forces military base with the participation of Georgian, Norwegian and Swedish servicemen, as well as military and civilian personnel from several NATO member states.
Tbilisi International Airport is being used as a way station by evacuation flights of the NATO Military Transportation Organisation, which is running daily flights to Kabul and back, the Georgian government reports.
Georgia has been involved in NATO-led peace ISAF and Resolute Support mission operations in Afghanistan since 2004.
Georgian soldiers started to leave Afghanistan in May 2021.