Saudi Arabia to evacuate 71 Afghan nationals from Sudan

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): Seventy-one Afghans stranded in Sudan to be evacuate in coordination with Afghan diplomatic mission in Riyadh, according to  a source in Saudi Arabia  on Wednesday.

According to the sources Afghan Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Ahmad Jawid Mujadidi shared the lists and relevant documents of Afghan nationals in Sudan with the Saudi officials for evacuation purpose.

Sources said that Afghans living in Sudan had problems related to their passports and other documents which according to them would be addressed as well.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evacuated a total of 1687 people from Sudan, including its own citizens and nationals of 58 other countries.

The evacuees, who included 13 Saudis, arrived in Jeddah, the Saudi gazette cities the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry statement.

Among the evacuees were people from the US, the UK, France, Syria, the Netherlands, Iraq, Turkey, Tanzania, Germany, Sweden, Lebanon, Oman, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Thailand, India and Libya.

There were also nationals from Jordan, Palestine, Mauritania, Yemen, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Armenia, Hungary, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Congo, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Somalia, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Croatia, Nicaragua, Liberia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Philippines, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Chad, Bangladesh, Niger, and Sri Lanka.

”The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue its efforts and offer assistance to ensure the safe evacuation of foreign nationals to their destinations,” the ministry said.

Wednesday’s operation brings the total number of people evacuated from Sudan by the Kingdom to 2148 — 114 Saudis and 2034 others belonging to 62 nationalities, it added.

Heavy fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second week, leaving more than 400 people killed and over 3,500 injured since April 15.

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