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French citizens and other nationalities who were flown out of Afghanistan have landed safely in the UAE.
At least several dozen were pictured disembarking an A400M Atlas military aircraft at Al Dhafra airbase in Abu Dhabi emirate on Monday night.
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly greeted passengers.
Mr Le Drian met Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Mr Le Drian thanked Sheikh Mohamed for facilitating evacuation flights.
Almost 2,000 French citizens and Afghans have been flown to the base by France in recent days.
The Foreign Ministry has identified another 62 French citizens who remain in Afghanistan, while authorities are examining requests from many more Afghans to leave the country.
The UAE has helped more than 20,000 people who have fled Afghanistan after the Taliban regained control of the country.
