Spanish FM welcomes Afghan evacuees in Madrid

A plane carrying evacuees from Afghanistan has arrived in Spain earlier today.

Spain’s foreign minister Jose Allbares while welcoming the evacuees in Madrid said the plane brought 53 people, five of which are Spanish diplomats.

48 others are Afghans working for Spain in Afghanistan and their families.

Information has it that Spain plans to airlift about 500 people including Spanish embassy staff and Afghans who work with them and their families in Kabul