Baby evacuated from Afghanistan plays on her mother’s lap. Watch

In the past few days, we have witnessed several heartwarming moments from Afghanistan as migrants trying to flee from the country reunites with their family. In a similar instance, a video clip of a mother cradling her baby as another small girl (presumably the baby’s elder sister) plants kisses and hugs on the child was released on Sunday. The family was evacuated from Afghanistan and were taken to India, reported ANI.

Here is the video.

In the video, the woman can also be seen talking about the misery and struggles they and other Afghan citizens have gone through due to the domination of the Taliban. The video went viral on social media on Sunday and was widely shared among the users.

According to ANI, the family was among 168 people, who were evacuated from Kabul and landed at the Hindon airbase near Delhi on Sunday morning.

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The aircraft carried some eminent Afghan leaders from Hindu and Sikh communities. ANI reported that the plane also carried two infants and several children.

According to reports, the permission to operate the flights was granted by American and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, which have been controlling operations of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban on August 15.

“The situation was deteriorating in Afghanistan, so I came here with my daughter and two grandchildren. Our Indian brothers and sisters came to our rescue. They (Taliban) burnt down my house. I thank India for helping us,” one of the evacuees told news agency ANI.

The spokesperson to the Ministry of External Affairs shared pictures of the aircraft on his official Twitter handle. 

India has successfully evacuated more than 300 people from Afghanistan since the militant group Taliban had taken full control of the war-torn country.

The Taliban last week took control of Afghanistan after the resignation of President Ashraf Ghani. This came after the group entered the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul but assured a peaceful transfer of power.

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Since then, hundreds of Afghanistan residents are trying to flee the country and escape from the war-torn region as the entry of the Taliban poses a grievous threat to their lives and human rights.