Uganda Makes New Comment On Afghans Evacuees Flight

Uganda Government and diplomatic officials have said that flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down on Wednesday in Uganda where they will be given temporary refuge.

The foreign ministry said in a statement that the Government of the Republic of Uganda on Wednesday received Fifty One (51) evacuees from Afghanistan who arrived aboard a privately chartered flight at the Entebbe International Airport.

It said it followed a request from the US government to temporarily host Afghan nationals and others who are in transit to the United States and other destinations worldwide.