Evacuated Afghan Girl’s Pet Bird Finds Home with French Ambassador

France’s ambassador in Abu Dhabi took in an Afghan girl’s pet bird after she was prohibited from taking it on an evacuee flight out of Afghanistan.

The bird now lives a luxurious life in the ambassador’s residence, though he promises to try to reunite the bird with the Afghan girl. 

French ambassador Xavier Chatel said, “A girl arrived at Al Dhafra airbase, exhausted, with an unusual possession: a bird. She had fought all the way to Kabul airport to bring the treasured little thing with her. For sanitary reasons, the bird could not embark on the plane. She cried silently. I was moved. I promised to take care of the bird at the residence, feed him. She could visit him anytime and take him back.”

The pet bird is a mynah, a species of bird well known for its ability to imitate humans. The French ambassador said that after a few days, the bird began to talk in a strange language.

The bird did not care much for Chatel but was very fond of the women who worked with the ambassador. So much so that one was able to teach the bird to say Bonjour. 

As fond of the bird as the french ambassador is, he still plans on returning the pet to its young owner. 

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