- Title: 'They're going to kill us' -Afghans land in New Delhi after Taliban enters Kabul
- Date: 15th August 2021
- Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (AUGUST 15, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PEOPLE AT NEW DELHI AIRPORT VARIOUS OF FLIGHT INFORMATION BOARD SHOWING ARRIVAL OF KABUL FLIGHT INDIAN NATIONALS ARRIVING FROM AFGHANISTAN SENIOR ADVISER TO PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN, RIZWANULLAH AHMADZAI (GREEN SHIRT) ARRIVING (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) SENIOR ADVISER TO PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN, RIZWANULLAH AHMADZAI, SAYING: "Around 200 Afghan people, including political leaders, lawmakers, and ministers have arrived in New Delhi." FORMER LAWMAKER AND SECOND COUSIN TO FORMER AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI, JAMIL KARZAI, ARRIVING / REPORTERS SURROUNDING JAMIL (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER LAWMAKER AND SECOND COUSIN TO FORMER AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI, JAMIL KARZAI, SAYING: "As far as I came from Kabul, so Kabul was occupied by (the) Taliban and I think there will be a new government, there will be a new government, maybe a new settlement. So, yet, it's not clear who will be next president, what will happen. So everyone is waiting." CAR CARRYING JAMIL KARZAI LEAVING AFGHAN NATIONAL ARRIVING / REPORTERS SURROUNDING HER (SOUNDBITE) (English) WOMAN WHO ARRIVED FROM KABUL, NAME NOT GIVEN, SAYING: "I can't believe the world abandoned Afghanistan. Our friends are going to get killed. They're (Taliban) going to kill us. Our women are not going to have any more rights. That's all, I can talk another day." AFGHAN NATIONAL WALKING
- Embargoed: 29th August 2021 20:56
- Keywords: Afghanistan India Kabul New Delhi Taliban insurgents airport
- Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
- City: NEW DELHI, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,Insurgencies
- Reuters ID: LVA001EQE4Y87
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Around 200 Afghan nationals arrived in New Delhi after Taliban insurgents entered the Afghan capital on Sunday (August 15).
"I think there will be a new government," said Jamil Karzai, a former lawmaker and second cousin to former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, at New Delhi airport.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday he had left the country to avoid bloodshed as the Taliban entered Kabul.
It was not yet clear where Ghani was headed or how exactly power would be transferred following the Taliban's lightning sweep in recent weeks across Afghanistan.
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