LONDON: Five flights carrying more than 850 Americans and employees from the US embassy in Kabul have left Kuwait on their way home.
The US ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski thanked “our Kuwaiti partners, our dedicated diplomats and Department of Defense colleagues working around the clock to ensure US citizens and our partners get home safely.”
The US on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport due to “potential security threats” near its gates.
“We are advising US citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a US government representative to do so,” the US embassy alert said.
Conditions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport have been chaotic amid the crowds of people hoping to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country a week ago.
Five evacuation flights from Afghanistan carrying American citizens leave Kuwait for US
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Five evacuation flights from Afghanistan carrying American citizens leave Kuwait for US
- The US on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport due to “potential security threats” near its gates
Iraq says no sign gas supplies from Iran to resume soon
- Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the spokesperson said
- Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Saturday there were no signs that Iranian gas supplies would resume to the country soon.
Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the Iraqi ministry’s spokesperson said in remarks to the press, citing a Telegram message from Iran.
Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December, owing to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others.
The electricity ministry said 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts of power had been lost from the electrical system as a result.
Tehran supplies between a third and 40 percent of Iraq’s gas and power needs.
Iraq’s power demand during winter peak hours reaches about 48,000 MW, while domestic generation stands at roughly 27,000 MW, forcing the country to rely on imports to bridge the gap, electricity officials have said previously.
