India evacuates another 75 Sikhs from Kabul: Top developments

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday evacuated 400 people from Afghanistan on three different flights. Another group of 87 Indians and two Nepalese nationals were brought back in a special Air India flight from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated to the Tajikistan capital in an IAF aircraft.
Here are the key developments from the Afghan situation and the on-going evacuation process:
India evacuates another 75 Sikhs from Kabul
Indian authorities on Monday evacuated another 75 Sikhs amid the deteriorating situation in war-torn Afghanistan.
They are being evacuated from Kabul via Dushanbe and will arrive in India late at night.
International forces have escorted the evacuees to the aircraft, reports say. Three copies of Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib are also being brought back.
135 Indians evacuated from Kabul to Doha in the last few days by the US and NATO aircraft were flown back to Delhi on a special flight.
India has been allowed to operate two flights per day from Kabul to evacuate its nationals stranded in Afghanistan, government sources said.
MEA to brief political parties on Afghanistan situation
The MEA will brief the floor leaders of parties in Parliament on the situation in Afghanistan.
"In view of developments in Afghanistan, PM @narendra Modi has instructed that MEA to brief Floor leaders of the political parties. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs @Joshi Pralhad will be initiating further details," the External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said in a tweet message on Monday.

The MEA is likely to share the details of the ongoing rescue operation and other arrangements made by the government to those arriving from Afghanistan and India's concerns and challenges in the war torn country.
Taliban warns of 'consequences' if US pullout extended
The Taliban will not agree to an extension of the August 31 deadline for the United States to withdraw troops and a delay will bring consequences, a spokesman told Sky News.
"You can say it's a red line," spokesman Suhail Shaheen said in an interview. "If the US or UK were to seek additional time to continue evacuations -- the answer is no. Or there would be consequences."
(With agency inputs)