![]() Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Ben Wallace, the UK's defence secretary, initially said Donald Trump's deal with the Taliban was "rotten" Image caption: Ben Wallace, the UK's defence secretary, initially said Donald Trump's deal with the Taliban was "rotten" Italy's minister of defence thanked the "more than 1,500 Italian soldiers who are carrying out, non-stop, an extraordinary job to ensure the transport of Afghan collaborators and their families". "In Afghanistan we are witnessing a great humanitarian tragedy and we are all doing our utmost," he said. Later two C130 planes carrying a total of 200 people lifted off from Kabul in the afternoon and evening, Italy's defence ministry said.Ĭlaudi remained in Kabul to manage the return operations on site. ![]() The first Italian evacuation flight carrying 86 people landed in Rome on Wednesday. "We've unfortunately had to witness dramatic scenes but we have managed in conditions of absolute emergency to bring home our compatriots and some of our Afghan colleagues," Tommaso Claudi, told Ansa news agency. ![]() ![]() Reuters Copyright: Reuters The first Italian evacuation flight out of Kabul landed in Rome on Wednesday Image caption: The first Italian evacuation flight out of Kabul landed in Rome on WednesdayĪn Italian diplomat has spoken about the challenging conditions in which rescue operations are taking place at Kabul airport. ![]()
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