Afghans-arrivals-flights – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:40:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 154 Afghan citizens arrive in Rinas overnight to be accommodated in Tirana https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/08/28/154-afghan-citizens-arrive-in-rinas-overnight-to-be-accommodated-in-tirana/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/08/28/154-afghan-citizens-arrive-in-rinas-overnight-to-be-accommodated-in-tirana/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:34:04 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=159179 TIRANA, Aug 28 /ATA/ Two other planes with 154 Afghan nationals aboard touched down at Rinas International Airport last night.

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs informed that a plane from Kabul carrying 95 passengers, two of them infants, landed in Rinas.

They were received at the airport by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Olta Xhaçka and the US Ambassador in Tirana, Yuri Kim.

Another plane with 59 people aboard arrived from Doha in Rinas at 1 o’clock after midnight where Prime Minister Edi Rama was also present in the welcoming ceremony.

“154 Afghan citizens arrived in Albania last night, on two flights: 95 from Kabul at 22.45 hrs with Minister Xhaçka and Ambassador Kim present at the welcoming ceremony and 59 people arrived from Doha in Rinas airport at 1 o’ clock after midnight with Prime Minister Edi Rama at the reception,” same sources say.

According to MEFA, the Afghan citizens that arrived last night were accommodated in Tirana.

The total number of Afghan citizens arrived in Albania in the last 48 hours is 275 people.

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