International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the Executive Board virtual meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8, 2021. Philippe Woods/IOC/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation had helped around 100 members of the "Olympic community" in Afghanistan to leave the country on humanitarian visas.
The rescue efforts, which began after the Tokyo Games and before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last month, will continue, he told a news conference.
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