<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan has said that a total of 565 stranded people were evacuated under the Operation Devi Shakti.<br />''<br />''In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today on Indians struck in Afghanistan, the Minister said, few Indians still remain stranded in Afghanistan. He said, the Special Afghanistan Cell is in touch with these Indians as well as the members of the Afghan Hindu, Sikh minority community. He said, a 24×7 Special Afghanistan Cell was set up in the Ministry of External Affairs to facilitate repatriation and other requests from Afghanistan in view of the rapid deterioration in the security situation in Afghanistan, especially after 15th August of this year. Mr. Muraleedharan said, 200 e-Emergency X-Misc visas have been issued to distressed Afghans and stay visa has been extended for four thousand 557 Afghan nationals who are presently staying in India.<br />''<br />''Replying to another query on providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, the Minister said, India has committed to provide 50 thousand metric tonnes of wheat, medicines and COVID vaccines to the Afghan people as humanitarian assistance. He said, as a contiguous neighbor and long-standing partner of Afghanistan, India is concerned about recent developments in that country, especially the deteriorating humanitarian situation.</span><br />