TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will send three Self-Defence Forces planes to Afghanistan, to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese embassy and other organisations, top government spokesperson said, yesterday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said, the government will send one C-2 transport aircraft and two C-130s to Afghanistan for the evacuation mission.
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, criticised the decision to evacuate Japanese embassy staff, via a British military airplane, last week.
After the closure of the Japanese embassy in Afghanistan, on Aug 15, Japanese diplomats were evacuated to Dubai last week, but some Japanese nationals working for international organisations have not left yet.– NNN-NHK
