Saudi Arabia evacuates embassy staff in Kabul

Saudi Arabia says all members at its embassy in the Afghan capital have returned home. (File/Getty Images)

• Foreign ministry says all members “have arrived home in good health”

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has evacuated members of its diplomatic mission in Kabul, “due to the current and unstable conditions in Afghanistan,” Saudi Press Agency said citing the foreign ministry.
The ministry said that “all members of the Kingdom’s embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, have been evacuated, and they have arrived home in good health and wellness.”
The Taliban mounted a lightening offensive and on Sunday militants entered the capital and took control of the presidential palace, forcing President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country.