An Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft that was carrying a batch of diplomats, officials and journalists from Kabul, landed in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The heavy-lift aircraft flew from Hamid Karzai International (HKI) Airport around 8 AM (Kabul Time) with the help of US forces manning the ATC.

It is reportedly said that the Indian ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon is on the flight along with 120 other diplomats and officials.

The evacuation comes after 24-hour-long negotiations.

India is now waiting for US forces to allow civilian flights to Kabul for further evacuation.

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Earlier, India had evacuated 45 citizens from Afghanistan on an IAF C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft. The flight was carried back to New Delhi personnel and equipment, according to an ANI report.

The Indian ministry of external affairs (MEA) and security officials started bringing evacuees to HKI airport from Monday as negotiations were undertaken with sundry Taliban and other terrorist groups manning the 15 check posts from the Indian mission in Kabul to the international airport. India apparently had kept two C-17s on stand-by so that officials could be evacuated as soon as the US manned ATC gave a green signal.

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According to reports, it was part of the withdrawal deal that the Turkish forces would man the HKI airport but Ankara withdrew at the very last-minute leading to confusion. With all local staff abandoning the ATC and other positions and the illiterate Taliban having no idea about manning the air traffic services, it was left to the US to take control.

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On Monday, at least three persons who reportedly held on to the wings of a US plane fell down to their deaths after the aircraft took off from Kabul airport. A video of this tragic incident is showing panic-stricken people desperate to flee the country.

The shocking video showed an airplane taking off from Kabul airport and at least three people falling off the giant plane.