PM Modi chairs CCS meeting, asks officials to ensure safe evacuation of Indians from Afghanistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) at the PMO to discuss the details emerging out of Afghanistan, after Taliban took over the war-torn country. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The External Affairs Minister is out of the country and hence did not attend the meeting, sources said.