A total of eight Croatian citizens have been evacuated from Afghanistan, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Monday, adding that the return of other Croatians from Kabul is expected later today and over the next few days.

Earlier on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that Ukrainian aircraft, stationed in Afghanistan, took the nationals of Ukraine, the Netherlands, Croatia, Belarus, and Afghanistan out of Kabul.

However, he did not specify the number of passengers on board the aircraft, and the Croatian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Ukrainian plane had evacuated one Croat national.

“The Croatian Foreign and European Affairs is using this opportunity to thank the Ukrainian authorities for enabling the return of the Croatian citizen, as well as the European Union and international partners who are helping in the return of the remaining Croatian citizens from Afghanistan,” read the press release.

There were approximately 30 Croatian citizens in Afghanistan, mostly employees of foreign organisations.

The Taliban declared the end of the war and took over Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday after the government collapsed. Foreign countries, led by the United States, have started evacuating their citizens from Kabul.