Operation Devi Shakti

Coordinates: 34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306
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Operation Devi Shakti
Part of 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan and the 2021 Taliban offensive and the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Operational scopeHumanitarian relief
Location
34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306
Planned byMinistry of External Affairs and Indian Armed Forces
ObjectiveEvacuation of Indian nationals, embassy staff and eligible Afghans
Date16 August 2021 (2021-08-16) – 21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)[1]
Executed by India
Outcome800 evacuated
Operation Devi Shakti is located in Afghanistan
Operation Devi Shakti
Location of Kabul airport in Afghanistan
Operation Devi Shakti is located in South Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (South Asia)
Operation Devi Shakti is located in West and Central Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (West and Central Asia)
Operation Devi Shakti is located in Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (Asia)

Operation Devi Shakti (transl. Operation Goddess Shakti) was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Afghanistan after the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul, the capital city, to the Taliban.[2]

Background[edit]

Taliban militants during the 2021 offensive

The Taliban and allied militant groups began a widespread offensive on 1 May 2021, concurrent with the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Afghanistan.[3]

Kabul airlift[edit]

India has evacuated over 800 people amid a deteriorating security situation in Kabul.[4]

  • On 16 August, 40 Indians were airlifted from Kabul to Delhi.[4]
  • On 21 August, 78 people, including 25 Indians and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Kabul to the Tajik city.[4][6][1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Saha, Poulomi. "Taliban want resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan, write to DGCA | Exclusive". India Today. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "India's evacuation mission from Afghanistan named 'Operation Devi Shakti'". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Lamothe, Dan; Hudson, John; Harris, Shane; Gearan, Anne (10 August 2021). "U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c ""Op Devi Shakti": Over 800 Evacuated By India From Afghanistan So Far". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Evacuation from Afghanistan: India brings back 392 in three different flights". mint. 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ Goyal, Divya (21 August 2021). "Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from boarding IAF plane". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2021.