Tag: Filipinos in Afghanistan

DFA: 20 Filipinos remain in Afghanistan

(Eagle News) — Twenty Filipinos remain in Afghanistan as the government continues its repatriation efforts. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, only two of the 20, however, have requested repatriation. The rest, it said, expressed their intent to stay in the country for work reasons. According to the department, so far, 191 Filipinos have already left the country. The department said the Philippine embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan continues to closely monitor the status of […]

More Filipinos leave Afghanistan; 24 remain

(Eagle News) — More Filipinos have left Afghanistan, with only 24 remaining in the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In an advisory, the DFA said three more Filipinos evacuated from Kabul who transited through Doha. Of the 24 remaining in Afghanistan, the DFA 16 have requested repatriation through their companies or the Philippine government. “The Philippine government continues to work with governments and international partners to ensure the evacuation of the remaining Filipinos […]

DFA: 32 Filipinos evacuated from Afghanistan so far

19 more set to leave immediately (Eagle News) — Thirty-two Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Afghanistan, which is on the highest alert level 4 due to what the Department of Foreign Affairs said was the “uncertain” security situation there. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 32 Filipinos are now in Doha and are awaiting their confirmed flights to the Philippines. A group of 19 Filipinos is also set to leave immediately. The […]