France calls on its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security
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France called Tuesday for its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security concerns.
KABUL (AFP) - France called Tuesday for its citizens in Afghanistan to leave over security concerns, its embassy in Kabul said, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive while foreign forces complete their withdrawal.
As security deteriorates, France joins a growing list of countries that have either told their citizens to leave, or evacuated them including, in recent days, India and China.
The government has arranged a last flight out of Kabul on Saturday free of charge to allow the return to France of the entire French community, the embassy said in a statement.