Operation Devi Shakti

Operation Devi Shakti
Part of 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan and the 2021 Taliban offensive and the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Operational scopeHumanitarian relief
Location
34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306
Planned byMinistry of External Affairs and Indian Armed Forces
ObjectiveEvacuation of Indian nationals, embassy staff and eligible Afghans
Date16 August 2021 (2021-08-16) – 21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)[1]
Executed by India
Outcome800 evacuated
Operation Devi Shakti is located in Afghanistan
Operation Devi Shakti
Location of Kabul airport in Afghanistan
Operation Devi Shakti is located in South Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (South Asia)
Operation Devi Shakti is located in West and Central Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (West and Central Asia)
Operation Devi Shakti is located in Asia
Operation Devi Shakti
Operation Devi Shakti (Asia)

Operation Devi Shakti (transl. Operation Goddess Shakti) was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Afghanistan after the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul, the capital city, to the Taliban.[2]

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  2. ^ "India's evacuation mission from Afghanistan named 'Operation Devi Shakti'". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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