KOZHIKODE: Kasaragod native Sister Theresa Crasta, 50, who has been serving at an institution for differently-abled children in Afghanistan, has been evacuated from Kabul to Tajikistan on Monday, according to the family of the nun.
“We have got a message from Sister Theresa that she has reached Tajikistan at around 2:30pm Indian time, reportedly in a US military flight. Initially the plan was to go to Italy but that didn’t materialize as they could not reach the airport on time. We are now relieved that she could be evacuated from Kabul,” said her brother John Crasta.
He added that Sr Theresa has been attached to the Sisters of Charity and has been serving in a school for differently-abled children in Kabul for the last three years. She had planned to return to Delhi on August 17 but the fall of Kabul to Taliban derailed her journey and she was stranded at the institutions located in Kabul.
Meanwhile, Kannur native Deedil Rajeevan, who was evacuated from Kabul to New Delhi on Sunday, reached Kannur on Monday.
Deedil said that they had lost hope when armed Taliban militants blocked their vehicle enroute to Kabul airport and took the buses carrying Indians to a remote location. He said that though they were not harmed and were let off later, the long wait after the militants took their passports and phones into custody, was very stressful,” he said.
Deedil thanked the central and state governments and the Norka department for the help in making their evacuation possible.
