Afghan nationals disembark from a second evacuation airplane carrying Afghan collaborators and their families that landed at the Torrejon de Ardoz air base, 30 km away from Madrid, on August 20, 2021. - More than a hundred Afghans arrived today in Madrid, aboard the second evacuation flight organized by Spain since the capture of Kabul by the Taliban. The 110 Afghans left Kabul, passing through Dubai and then landed at the Torrejon de Ardoz military base, northeast of Madrid, where the reception hub for Afghans who worked for the European Union and their families is located.
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