‘Shelter in place’: Canada ends Kabul rescue flights, texts those left behind to stay indoors

The Canadian government is warning those left behind in Kabul not to expect any more evacuation flights and advising them to “shelter in place” after it halted efforts to airlift Canadian nationals and Afghan refugees from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. In a message sent by e-mail and text Thursday to people still in Afghanistan, including Canadian citizens, Ottawa warned that “no further Canadian evacuation flights are being planned” and urged recipients to find safe locations indoors to hide “until such time as the security situation stabilizes.”-- More...