Kyiv urged to evacuate passport holders
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Ukraine’s government to evacuate Ukrainian passport holders from Afghanistan as soon as flights from Kabul resume. In a statement on October 5, the New York-based human rights watchdog noted that Kyiv rescued almost 250 Ukrainians, Afghans and citizens of other countries, some of whom have sought asylum in Ukraine, following the Taliban takeover of the country in August. However, it added that dozens of Ukrainian citizens, mostly Afghans with Ukrainian passports, and their relatives remain stranded in the capital.