Afghan evacuees to be allowed into Japan despite COVID border rules

Afghan staff of Japanese organizations who wish to evacuate from Afghanistan will be granted special permission to enter Japan in an exemption from current COVID-19 border restrictions, government sources said Wednesday.The decision, which applies to staff at the now-closed Japanese Embassy in Kabul and workers of the Japan International Cooperation Agency as well as their families, is based on humanitarian grounds in light of the worsening situation in the Taliban-ruled country.Japan has banned new entries by foreigners from Nov. 30 as a measure against the Omicron variant of the novel cor…READ FULL ARTICLE