The Briefing Room
General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: libertybele on October 01, 2021, 09:13:08 pm
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Are you freakin' kidding me?? 53,000 Afghani refugees living in our military bases. That is sheer lunacy!!! Just a matter of time before those bases are taken over. Then what??
DoD: 53,000 Afghan Evacuees Living on 8 Military Bases in the U.S.; 14,000 More Expected Soon
Around 53,000 Afghan evacuees are currently living on eight military bases in the United States as part of the Biden Administration's Operation Allies Welcome, General Glen VanHerck, the Commander of US Northern Command, told a Pentagon briefing on Thursday.
Another 14,000 Afghans will be arriving soon, once the evacuation flights resume in various foreign countries. Those flights were suspended several weeks ago because of a measles outbreak among the evacuees.
"And how long are the Afghans going to be on U.S. military bases?" a reporter asked VanHerk:
"That's a great question," VanHerk responded. “We're prepared to be here as long as we need to, to conduct this mission. That's best addressed by DHS, the lead federal agency. We stand ready to support. We'll be ready if we need to support through the winter months and into the spring.”
Another reporter asked about the length of time it may take to resettle the evacuees: “Is it mostly security checks? Are you flagging anything of concern in the security component, or is it mostly the vaccination/immigration process?” she asked.
“It is not the security checks and it's not the vaccination or the medical portion,” VanHerk responded. "The lead federal agencies and the non-governmental organizations are very conscious to ensure that each of the Afghan guests have a great place to land, and have assurances for where they're going to relocate to. So, I understand that that, right now, is the limiting factor on output."...........
https://cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/dod-53000-afghan-evacuees-living-8-military-bases-us-14000-more