Dutch Military Plans to Send ‘Several Flights’ to Afghan Capital for Evacuations

Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld looks on during the parliamentary debate in The Hague in the Netherlands on May 14, 2020. Bart Maat/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

A Dutch military plane is on the way to the Afghan capital to pick up people in Kabul following a Taliban takeover on Aug. 15, the country’s defense minister said on Monday.

“A military plane is currently en route to becoming the first to evacuate interpreters, local embassy personnel, and families from Kabul,” Dutch Minister of Defense Ank Bijleveld said in a statement.