Members of the Egyptian community Al Azhar mission and the Egyptian embassy staff in Afghanistan returned home safely in the early hours of Tuesday, state-run MENA news agency reported.

"Upon directives of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the Armed Forces dispatched a military plane to Afghanistan to safely evacuate the Egyptians from Kabul," it said.

More than 40 Egyptians have returned, it added.

After being evacuated from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Egyptians get off the plane at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

After being evacuated from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Egyptians arrive safely at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

After being evacuated from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Egyptians arrive safely at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

 

After being evacuated from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Egyptians arrive safely at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)