More Irish citizens evacuated from Afghanistan

More Irish citizens evacuated from Afghanistan
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney (Brian Lawless/PA)
Thu, 21 Oct, 2021 - 18:02
Dominic McGrath, PA

Sixteen Irish citizens and their families have been evacuated from Afghanistan.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney confirmed on Thursday that another 16 Irish people, alongside their dependents, had been evacuated from Kabul Airport to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

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