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Uganda receives 51 evacuees from Afghanistan

An evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2021. Uganda on August 25, 2021 received evacuees from Afghanistan. PHOTO | SAMUEL RUIZ | US MARINE CORPS | AFP

By  The EastAfrican

Uganda on Tuesday received 51 evacuees from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement.

They arrived at Entebbe International Airport early morning aboard a privately chartered plane.

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