Russian Embassy in Kabul approved the opportunity to leave for Russia almost a thousand of the citizens of Afghanistan. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Center of the Afghan diaspora.
enter the territory of the Russian Federation now you can now people with a Russian passport, a residence permit or a working visa. In addition, such permission issued to Afghan students.
In the center of the Afghan diaspora, they noted that in a number of categories of citizens there is still agreement. The Russian side cannot admit the terrorists among them.
On August 24, the group of Afghans-graduates of Russian universities anonymously published an open letter to the Russian authorities. More than 150 people who are in Afghanistan are asked to help them and leave Afghanistan, because otherwise “their faithful death is waiting.” Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin fixes and evaluates all appeals on help with departure from Afghanistan. In the diplomatic representation of the Russian Federation in Kabul noted that the issue of evacuation was worked out, flights will be requested in September.
Previously, about 400 Afghan citizens with Russian citizenship appealed to the Russian Embassy in Kabul for help to leave the country.