The Ministry of Foreign Affairse said that Kenyan Embassy in Beijing has evacuated more than 50 Kenyans who had been trapped in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Twelve Kenyans who were working for private contractors in the country were evacuated to Birmingham yesterday while 40 others were evacuated to Kazakhstan.
However, the ministry said there are three Kenyans who are still holed up in Kabul- the capital city of Afghanistan- waiting to be rescued.
“Three Kenyans are holed up in Kabul hoping to be evacuated soonest. The situation at Kabul airport continues to be a challenge for those who wish to be evacuated but the Kenyan Missions will continue to reach out to the private companies to ensure the safety and welfare of the Kenyan nationals,” read the statement.
According to the ministry, there are some Kenyans who have been working in the security sector and others who were working for private companies who are yet to be evacuated.
The ministry said Kenyan missions in the region continue to reach out to Kenyans employed in the security sector and others engaged by private companies who are yet to be evacuated by their employees.
Earlier, the ministry had said that there are nine Kenyans strandend in Afghanistan and three have been evacuated.
The ministry said one, working for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), arrived back in the country on Wednesday while two working for Action Contre la Faim (ACF) are expected back to the country yesterday night.
Through diplomatic channels, the ministry wrote to the concerned organizations with a clear request to evacuate stranded Kenyans as a matter of urgency.
Meanwhile, military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan resumed on Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital.
The number of civilians at the airport had thinned out a day after chaotic scenes in which US troops fired to disperse crowds and people clung to a US military transport plane as it taxied for take-off.
Under a pact struck last year, the Taliban agreed not to attack foreign forces as they leave.
