Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 20)— Thirteen more Filipinos were able to leave Afghanistan and are now awaiting repatriation from the United Kingdom, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
“The department confirms that an additional 13 Filipinos were able to exit Afghanistan for the UK, bringing the number up to 18 that are in the UK. The Philippine Embassy in London is facilitating their return to the Philippines at the soonest possible time,” the DFA said in its latest advisory.
The agency also thanked Indonesia for helping five Filipinos who sought shelter in its embassy in Kabul, and who were also accommodated on an Indonesian military flight.
Meanwhile, the DFA advised the remaining Filipinos in Afghanistan to “be prepared to depart” at a moment’s notice.
The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in the south-central Asian nation after Taliban militants seized control of its capital city.
JUST IN: The DFA says 13 more Filipinos were able to exit Afghanistan for the United Kingdom. There are now 18 Filipinos in the UK with PH Embassy in London now facilitating their repatriation, it adds. | @TristanNodalo pic.twitter.com/QLucTCDisx
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) August 20, 2021
