New Delhi, Aug 10 (TIWN) India is evacuating its nationals from Afghanistan on Tuesday on a "special flight" from Mazar-i-Sharif - the country's fourth largest city as the Taliban launch another offensive.

All Indian diplomats and officials from the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif and Indian nationals living in and around the city are to be evacuated in Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft by Tuesday evening, people familiar with the developments said on condition of anonymity.  The exact number of people being evacuated couldn’t immediately be ascertained. The move comes exactly a month after India evacuated some 50 officials and security personnel from the consulate in the southern city of Kandahar on July 10 following intense clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters.