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Operation Devi Shakti
Part of 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan and the 2021 Taliban offensive and the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Afghanistan Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport
Operational scope	Humanitarian relief
Location	Afghanistan 34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306
Planned by	Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Armed Forces
Objective	Evacuation of Indian nationals, embassy staff and eligible Afghans
Date	16 August 2021 (2021-08-16) – 21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)^[1]
Executed by	India
Outcome	800 evacuated

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Template:Campaignbox War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Operation Devi Shakti (transl. Operation Goddess Shakti) was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Afghanistan after the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul, the capital city, to the Taliban.^[2]

Background

Taliban militants during the 2021 offensive

The Taliban and allied militant groups began a widespread offensive on 1 May 2021, concurrent with the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Afghanistan.^[3]

Kabul airlift

India has evacuated over 800 people amid a deteriorating security situation in Kabul.^[4]

On 16 August, 40 Indians were airlifted from Kabul to Delhi.^[4]

168 people, including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown from Kabul to Hindan Air Force Station near Delhi in a C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force.^[5]

87 Indians and two Nepalese nationals were brought back in a special Air India flight from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated to the Tajikistan capital in an Indian Air Force C-130J transport aircraft.^[5]

On 21 August, 78 people, including 25 Indians and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Kabul to the Tajik city.^[4]^[6]^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Saha, Poulomi. "Taliban want resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan, write to DGCA | Exclusive". India Today. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
↑ "India's evacuation mission from Afghanistan named 'Operation Devi Shakti'". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
↑ Lamothe, Dan; Hudson, John; Harris, Shane; Gearan, Anne (10 August 2021). "U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ""Op Devi Shakti": Over 800 Evacuated By India From Afghanistan So Far". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Evacuation from Afghanistan: India brings back 392 in three different flights". mint. 22 August 2021.
↑ Goyal, Divya (21 August 2021). "Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from boarding IAF plane". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

Afghanistan conflict (2001–present)

Invasion and
occupation

Casualties
and losses

Afghan forces
Civilian
- 2001–2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2011
- 2012
Coalition
- U.S.
- United Kingdom
- Canadian
- German
- Norwegian
Aviation incidents

Events and
controversies

2001	Bombing of Kandahar Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif Siege of Kunduz Herat uprising Fall of Kabul Battle of Tarinkot Fall of Kandahar Battle of Qala-i-Jangi Dasht-i-Leili massacre Battle of Shawali Kowt Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay Battle of Tora Bora
2002 –2006	2002 Guantanamo Bay Uruzgan bombing Kabul bombing 2003 Pakistan Embassy in Kabul attack 2004 2005 Bagram torture and prisoner abuse Salt Pit 2006
2007	Shinwar shooting Hyderabad airstrike Nangar Khel incident Helmand airstrikes Baghlan bombing Bagram bombing S Korean hostage crisis
2008	Haska Meyna airstrike Azizabad airstrike Wech Bagtu airstrike Kabul Indian embassy bombing Kabul S Hotel attack Kidnapping of David Rohde Sarposa attack Kandahar bombing Spin Boldak bombing
2009	Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang raid February Kabul raids Kabul Indian embassy bombing Kandahar bombing NATO HQ bombing Camp Chapman attack Battle of Sabzak Kunduz airstrike
2010	January Kabul attack Khataba raid February Kabul attack Uruzgan attack Sangin airstrike Maywand murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan bombing May Kabul bombing Badakhshan massacre Operation Halmazag
2011	Mano Gai airstrike Sarposa prison escape Bin Laden raid Logar bombing I-C Hotel Kabul attack Nimruz bombing Zabul bombing Chinook shootdown Helmand killing Pakistani border attack Ashura bombings
2012	Urination video Kapisa airstrike Quran burning protests April attacks Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre Kandahar massacre September Camp Bastion raid Body pictures
2013	Farah attack June Kabul bombings Presidential palace attack Herat U.S. consulate attack Jalalabad Indian consulate bombing
2014	Kabul S Hotel attack Herat Indian consulate attack Bagram bombing Paktika bombing Yahyakhel bombing December Kabul bombings Atiqullah Raufi assassination
2015	Park Palace attack Kabul Parliament attack Khost bombing April Jalalabad bombing 7 August Kabul attacks 10 August Kabul bombing 22 August Kabul bombing Ghazni prison escape Battle of Kunduz Hospital airstrike Kandahar Airport attack Kabul Spanish Embassy attack Bagram bombing
2016	February Kabul bombing Nangarhar Offensive Jalalabad bombing Operation Omari April Kabul attack Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing 30 June bombings July Kabul bombing 1 August Kabul attack Jani Khel offensive AUoA attack September Kabul attacks Battle of Tarinkot Battle of Kunduz Battle of Boz Qandahari Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate attack Bagram bombing November Kabul bombing
2017	January bombings Supreme Court bombing Sangin airstrike March Kabul attack Nangarhar airstrike Camp Shaheen attack May Kabul attack 3 June Kabul bombing June Herat bombing Battle of Bora Bora June Kabul mosque attack June Lashkargar bombing 24 July Kabul bombing Attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul August Herat attack 17 October attacks 20 October attacks 28 December Kabul bombing
2018	4 January Kabul bombing I-C Hotel Kabul attack STC Jalalabad attack Kabul ambulance bombing March Kabul bombing Kunduz madrassa attack 22 April Kabul bombing 30 April Kabul bombings Battle of Farah July Jalalabad bombing Battle of Darzab Ghazni offensive September Jalalabad bombing November Kabul bombing
2019	Maidan Shar attack Camp Shorabak attack 2019 Kabul mosque bombing 1 July Kabul attack Ghazni bombing Kabul University bombing 25 July Kabul bombings 28 July Kabul bombing July Farah bombing 7 August Kabul bombing 17 August Kabul bombing 2 & 5 September Kabul bombings 17 September bombings Qalat bombing Jalalabad bombing Haska Meyna mosque bombing November Kabul bombing Bagram attack
2020	February Kabul bombing 6 March Kabul shooting Kabul gurdwara attack May attacks June attacks July attacks Puli Alam bombing August attacks Jalalabad prison September attacks October attacks Kabul suicide bombing November attacks Kabul University attack December attacks
2021	Attacks Puli Alam bombing Kabul school bombing Kabul mosque bombing

Reactions

Memorials

London

Indian Armed Forces

Leadership

Organisation

Ministry and
Committees/Councils

Commands

Operational commands	Central Air Command Eastern Air Command Southern Air Command South Western Air Command Western Air Command
Functional commands	Training Command Maintenance Command

Other components

Personnel

Military Academies
Ranks and insignia
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
Awards and Decorations

Operations

Wars	Indo-Pakistani wars 1947–1948 1965 Battle of Asal Uttar Battle of Chawinda 1971 Naval War Air War Battle of Chamb Operation Trident Operation Cactus-Lilly Battle of Longewala Kargil War Sino-Indian War
External Conflicts	Kashmir conflict Korean War Siachen conflict Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes Operation Parakram 2011 2013 2014–2015 2016–2018 2019 Balakot airstrike Congo Crisis Sino-Indian border skirmish 1987 Nathu La and Cho La clashes Doklam standoff 2020 Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War Operation Cactus Evacuation of Indian civilians from Kuwait Piracy off the coast of Somalia Operation Raahat Operation Devi Shakti Indo-Myanmar border strike
Internal Conflicts	Annexation of Hyderabad Operation Vijay Annexation of Junagadh Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Northeast India insurgency Punjab insurgency Operation Blue Star Operation Woodrose Kashmir insurgency Counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir LOC surgical strike

Equipment

Army	List of equipment of the Indian Army
Navy	Active Ships Historical Ships Weapon Systems Future
Air Force	Active Aircraft Historical Aircraft Future

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 == Kabul airlift ==
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 India has evacuated over 800 people amid a deteriorating security situation in Kabul.<ref name="r2">{{cite web |title="Op Devi Shakti": Over 800 Evacuated By India From Afghanistan So Far |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-evacuation-mission-from-afghanistan-named-operation-devi-shakti-2517474 |website=NDTV.com |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
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 * 87 Indians and two Nepalese nationals were brought back in a special [[Air India]] flight from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated to the [[Tajikistan]] capital in an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J]] transport aircraft.<ref name="r3">{{cite web |title=Evacuation from Afghanistan: India brings back 392 in three different flights |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/146-indian-evacuees-from-kabul-being-repatriated-to-india-via-doha-embassy-11629644986224.html |website=mint |language=en |date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
-* On 21 August, 78 people, including 25 Indians and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Kabul to the Tajik city.<ref name="r2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Goyal|first=Divya |date=21 August 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/taliban-stops-72-afghan-sikhs-and-hindus-from-boarding-iaf-plane-7464332/|title=Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from boarding IAF plane|work=The Indian Express|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>
+* On 21 August, 78 people, including 25 Indians and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Kabul to the Tajik city.<ref name="r2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Goyal|first=Divya |date=21 August 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/taliban-stops-72-afghan-sikhs-and-hindus-from-boarding-iaf-plane-7464332/|title=Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from boarding IAF plane|work=The Indian Express|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="toi29">{{cite web |last1=Saha |first1=Poulomi |title=Taliban want resumption of flights between India and Afghanistan, write to DGCA {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/taliban-afghanistan-india-flights-kabul-1858584-2021-09-29 |website=India Today |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 * [[Afghanistan–India relations]]
+*[[1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait]]
 * [[Operation Raahat]]
 * [[Operation Allies Refuge]]