The Ministry of Foreign Affairs successfully evacuated a local employee of the Bulgarian embassy from Kabul
25 September 2021 News
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the successful evacuation from Afghanistan of the longtime local employee - Administrative Secretary, the Embassy of Republic of Bulgaria in Kabul Amruddin Hakshenas and his 15-member family.
He is the first Afghan citizen to be withdrawn by the country in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers adopted on 26th August 2021 to accept a total of 70 Afghan citizens and their families who worked at our embassy or were in official relations with the EU, NATO or with EU and NATO structures in Afghanistan.
Amruddin Hakshenas was appointed to our diplomatic mission in Kabul in 1981. Thanks to his efforts, the property of the Bulgarian state in Kabul was protected during critical moments in the development of Afghanistan in the last 30 years. For this reason, in 2003 he was awarded and with the highest award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for foreign citizens "Golden Laurel Branch".
The withdrawal of Amruddin Hakshenas and his family was organized by the Situation Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and involved a number of structural units in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions of Bulgaria abroad, including our embassy in Pakistan and foreign missions in Brussels, as well as international partners and allies of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincere gratitude to them for their assistance and solidarity.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to support Amruddin Hakshenas in Bulgaria within its competences and thanks the other Bulgarian institutions that are currently helping him and his family.