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Government has admitted that Ugandans are among the thousands of people who are still stuck in Afghanistan after the Talibans captured power.
Today, Uganda received the first batch of Afghan refugees to be hosted in the country temporarily but according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ugandans are among those still stuck in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said whereas it had been arranged for some Ugandans to travel on the flight that brought 51 Afghan refugees, due to the challenges of accessing the airport in Kabul, they were unable to make it.
However, according to government, arrangements are being made to ensure the Ugandans still stuck in Afghanistan are returned home in the subsequent flight to Entebbe.
It is however not clear as to how many Ugandans are still stuck in Afghanistan.
The development comes on the backdrop of a warning by the new Taliban government that it won’t extend the August, 31st deadly for allowing the US withdraw its troops.
However, the development might also affect Ugandans still stranded in Afghanistan since many of them hoped to use the opportunity of the US evacuating Afghans to return home.
It remains to be seen what steps the Ugandan government will take to ensure its citizens are returned home safely.
