From News Nation:
“Around 300 Americans still in
Afghanistan, most want out”
It’s been nearly two months since
the U.S. military mission in the Afghanistan came to a chaotic end. Now, with
the Taliban firmly in control, we’re hearing new reports that hundreds of
Americans are still stranded in Afghanistan and wanting a way out. The
Biden administration said there are as many as 300 U.S. citizens in the country
and nearly 200 of them actively want to return.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby
told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer repeatedly in a briefing Monday that there is
not an active military role there any longer and he doesn’t see that changing. He says the Pentagon is working closely with
the State Department to get the remaining Americans out of the region. He didn’t give an exact number of how many
Americans are left, but Kirby says the Pentagon is committed to ensuring those
that who want to get out can leave safely. “We are aware of concerns that some of our
members have about their family members, absolutely,” Kirby said. “(There is
an) interagency effort to find safe passage for these individuals to the best
of our ability.”
All this comes as some world
leaders are warning that Afghanistan is teetering on the edge of crisis. On
Monday, the United Nations warned that more than half of country’s
population will “face acute food
insecurity” by next month if something isn’t done to deliver aid.
^ Biden, the State Department and
the Pentagon have a moral and political responsibility to get the 300 American
Citizens, hundreds of Green Card Holders and the thousands of Afghan workers
who helped us over the past 20 years get out of Afghanistan and away from the
Terrorists threatening them (the Taliban, Al-Qaida and ISIS.) If Biden does nothing
their blood will be on his hands. ^
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/around-300-americans-still-in-afghanistan-most-want-out/
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