Philippine News Agency
Taliban allows OFW to fetch fellow Filipinos for evacuation
Overseas Filipino Worker Elmer Presa, with permission from the Taliban, was able to rescue stranded Filipinos from the Swedish and US Embassies in Kabul.
Presa secured authorization from his employer and then approached the Taliban at a checkpoint, explaining his intention to retrieve his compatriots.
The Taliban allowed him to proceed, and Presa and the other Filipinos were able to enter Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA).
They then hitched a ride on a United States military plane to Doha, Qatar.
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The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Afghanistan due to the escalating security situation following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raising Alert Level 4.
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Approximately 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are accounted for as of August 21, with most having left Afghanistan.
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Two more Filipinos have safely evacuated Kabul, raising the total number of Filipinos who have left Afghanistan to 185.
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The Philippines has expressed its willingness to accept Afghan refugees fleeing from the Taliban's rule, citing its historical commitment to providing asylum.
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