Afghanistan: two of the four Argentines were able to leave the country taken by the Taliban | Andrés Arévalo and Gilberto Velazquez Franco are safe and sound

As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Two of the four Argentines who were in Kabul, Afghanistan, managed to leave the country on Tuesday. It is Andres Arevalo, who works as a pilot and belongs to an NGO and Gilberto Velázquez Franco, who left in a UN plane – an organization he joined – bound for Kazakhstan.

The remaining Argentines captured are Melisa Rolls and Rodolfo Yamila, also members of an NGO. As happened on Monday, they had a commercial flight to Istanbul for this Tuesday but it was canceled.

“We see if this can be reactivated, or if the NGO can find a way out for them. Otherwise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has obtained a visa for them to travel to Pakistan by land or air, ”they explained to the ministry headed by Felipe Solá.

Argentines in Afghanistan

“Argentines in Afghanistan are not in danger”Leopoldo Sahores, ambassador to Pakistan competing in Afghanistan, said on public television. He also said that in the next few hours they would board a repatriation flight.

The official said they are in constant contact with them, pending “a prospect of evacuation within 24 or 48 hours at most”.

Melisa Rolls and Rodolfo Yamila are in a hotel opposite the airport, reported Sahores, who claimed to be in an “absolutely safe” environment. “It is a kind of fortification with security of the United Kingdom “added. Which means that before the imminent transfer to the airport, they would have no problem.

Chaos at Kabul Airport

On Monday, hundreds of people crowded into the accesses to the planes of the city’s airport, trying to flee the country. At least five people died at the airport, and witnesses who gave their word to international agencies said it is not clear whether the deceased were hit by projectiles fired by security forces or were crushed by the human stampede.

A US official said troops fired shots into the air to disperse people trying to board planes without permission.

The authorities at Kabul airport asked citizens not to invade the premises and to avoid looting. For their part, the Taliban forces promised that they would not retaliate against the civilian population.