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Plane carrying French evacuees from Afghanistan lands in Abu Dhabi -minister – Metro US

Plane carrying French evacuees from Afghanistan lands in Abu Dhabi -minister

Operation to evacuate several dozen French citizens from Afghanistan
Operation to evacuate several dozen French citizens from Afghanistan

PARIS (Reuters) – The first French military plane carrying French evacuees from Afghanistan landed overnight in Abu Dhabi, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said on Tuesday, adding that France was working on running further flights out of Afghanistan.

Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians resumed early on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by John Stonestreet)