Facebook says it helped airlift Afghans, including employees, to Mexico

"In the process of assisting Facebook employees and close partners leave Afghanistan, we joined an effort to help a group of journalists and their families who were in grave danger. Thanks to the leadership of the Mexican government, and the support of the UAE in providing the initial landing, the journalists have been welcomed in Mexico.”

The Mexican government released a statement Wednesday confirming that a group of 175 Afghan citizens arrived at the Mexico City International Airport that was "made up of social media workers, activists and independent journalists and their families, including 75 children."

• "The group arrived on the first Egypt Air flight to ever land in Mexico, thanks to the work done by Mexico's embassies in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, with the invaluable assistance of the government of Egypt," the statement said.