New Delhi may advise Indians to leave Kabul

The looming terror threat to Indians in Afghanistan has led New Delhi to consider advising its citizens employed with private entities there to return to their homeland, as it was not possible for the government agencies to ensure their security.

The advisory, which government sources here said would be issued soon, looks at sensitising the nearly 4,000 Indian citizens engaged in private works and projects in Afghanistan to the possibility of their being hit as part of Taliban’s plans to go after soft Indian targets.

“We have decided to make them aware of the increased threat from terror outfits and tell them that the government of India cannot protect motley groups of private Indian workers spread all over Afghanistan. So, either they look after their own security or return to India in the interest of their safety,” a senior government functionary said on Wednesday.

Officially, however, the MEA denied any move to issue an advisory to its citizens in Afghanistan to return home. An MEA spokeperson on Wednesday dismissed such reports as “baseless and factually incorrect” . “India’s commitment to its development partnership with Afghanistan remains undiluted,” the spokesperson clarified. 

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/New-Delhi-may-advise-Indians-to-leave-Kabul/articleshow/5670131.cms