25 additional Irish citizens have been evacuated from Afghanistan announced the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
The 15 citizens and ten dependants were rescued on a specially organised flight and arrived in Qatar late last night.
Minister Coveney said: “This is a huge relief and testament to the ability of our consular team in Dublin and the region who have worked tirelessly through diplomatic channels to access last night’s flight.”
A consular team in Doha will meet the 25 citizens and thereby assess their needs before they are allowed to go to Ireland.
Adding up 63 citizens or dependents that were safely evacuated earlier from Afghanistan to last night’s mission, the total number of Irish citizens evacuated is now at 88.
Mr Coveney added: “We remain aware and in contact with other citizens who still want to leave Afghanistan and our work with key partners will continue to achieve this.”
He further added that Ireland will continue to commit its international obligations to help vulnerable Afghan refugees and groups of people.