KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Tapa Bahadur Magar has directed the government to rescue Nepalis stranded in Afghanistan via diplomatic channels.
At a discussion with the Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bharatraj Poudel and Director General of Department of Foreign Employment Krishna Prasad Dawadi Tuesday, NHRC Chairman Magar urged the government to rescue Nepalis from Afghanistan.
On the occasion, Secretary Poudel and Director General Dawadi said that the government was continuing diplomatic efforts to rescue Nepalis via diplomatic missions. They said that some Nepalis were rescued to safer zones while some others were brought in the country.
According to the press release issued by spokesperson at the NHRC Dr Tikaram Bhattarai, Nepali migrant workers who landed in Afghanistan without receiving labor permit were in vulnerable situation and should be rescued soon. The press release further stated that the Commission has received such news and the government should take this issue seriously.
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