Georgian president, FM 'strongly condemn' terrorist attack in Kabul
A person wounded in the explosion outside the airport arrives at a hospital in Kabul. Photo: CNN.
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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.
860 Georgian soldiers will start leaving Afghanistan in May as the US and NATO will begin withdrawing their troops from the country after two decades of war.NATO allies agreed on Wednesday, according to US plans, to start removing troops by May 1.The pull-out is to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the US by jihadist organization al-Qaida.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stated earlier today that Russian agencies are distributing disinformation in claiming that Georgia is taking in Afghan refugees, amid the country’s involvement in the evacuation process from Afghanistan.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in which she offers 'deepest gratitude' on behalf of the IMF and its staff for Georgia's assistance in the 'safe and swift' evacuation of fund personnel and their families from Afghanistan.
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. "From Tbilisi, passengers evacuated from Kabul are being transported abroad via various charter flights. Up to 2,000 individuals have been evacuated so far via Georgian territory,” said the statement.
Georgia has sent drinking water supplies for people who are at the airport of Kabul in Afghanistan as humanitarian aid, announces the government of Georgia. Deputy Head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia Revaz Javelidze said that Georgia stands by its international partners and is involved in both humanitarian and evacuation processes.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzel thanks Georgia for its support to the evacuation from Kabul, Afghanistan, 'which allowed European Union member states to swiftly and safely transit and transfer via Tbilisi airport'.