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Norway halts Kabul evacuation, says foreign minister

August 27, 2021 / 9:08 AM
Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide speaks during a joint press conference - Archived
Sharjah24 - Reuters: Norway can no longer assist in evacuating remaining citizens from Afghanistan's capital, Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide said on Thursday.
"The doors at the airport are now closed and it is no longer possible to get people in," Soereide told broadcaster TV2.

Suspected suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, killing dozens of people and injuring scores more.

A U.S. State Department report on the Afghan crisis said Norway had agreed to provide airlift support for Afghan evacuees from the Gulf region to follow-on points in Europe.
August 27, 2021 / 9:08 AM

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