People walk on the tarmac as they disembark from a Airbus A400M military transport aircraft at the French military air base 104 of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi, on August 23, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul as part of the operation "Apagan". (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
A woman leaves a military aircraft after being flown out of Kabul. Under Operation Apagan, people have been taken from Afghanistan to the French military airbase of Al Dhafra in Abu Dhabi. AFP
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, left, and Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly talk to the press at Al Dhafra. AFP
French soldiers and civilians at the airbase in Al Dhafra. AFP
People gather at a reunion and evacuation centre at the base. AFP
People wait to be reunited with loved ones in Al Dhafra. AFP
People have their luggage checked by soldiers. AFP
A French soldier checks the temperature of a woman flown to the base from Afghanistan. AFP
More people arrive at the base. AFP
France has flown about 2,000 French citizens and Afghans from Afghanistan to the base. AFP
People walk on the tarmac as they disembark from a Airbus A400M military transport aircraft at the French military air base 104 of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi, on August 23, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul as part of the operation "Apagan". (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
A woman leaves a military aircraft after being flown out of Kabul. Under Operation Apagan, people have been taken from Afghanistan to the French military airbase of Al Dhafra in Abu Dhabi. AFP
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, left, and Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly talk to the press at Al Dhafra. AFP
French soldiers and civilians at the airbase in Al Dhafra. AFP
People gather at a reunion and evacuation centre at the base. AFP
People wait to be reunited with loved ones in Al Dhafra. AFP
People have their luggage checked by soldiers. AFP
A French soldier checks the temperature of a woman flown to the base from Afghanistan. AFP
More people arrive at the base. AFP
France has flown about 2,000 French citizens and Afghans from Afghanistan to the base. AFP
People walk on the tarmac as they disembark from a Airbus A400M military transport aircraft at the French military air base 104 of Al Dhafra, near Abu Dhabi, on August 23, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul as part of the operation "Apagan". (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)
