Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

File photo taken on Oct. 14, 2018, shows a Japan Self-Defense Forces C-2 transport plane. Japan said Aug. 23, 2021, that the country will send a total of three SDF planes -- one C-2 and two C-130 transport planes -- to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy there and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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