800 Americans evacuated from Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
A new House Republican investigation sheds light and issues blame on the continued evacuation efforts since America’s withdrawal.
By ANDREW DESIDERIO, LARA SELIGMAN and ALEXANDER WARD
08/14/2022 11:30 AM EDT
The U.S. government has evacuated more than 800 American citizens from Afghanistan since the Taliban swept to power and U.S. troops officially left the country last August, according to data provided by House GOP investigators and the State Department.
The figure, which hasn’t been previously reported, highlights the ongoing nature of the efforts to make contact with and ultimately evacuate hundreds of Americans who were unable to leave Afghanistan as the U.S. military rapidly withdrew from the country last summer.
The data also underscores that hundreds more Americans were left behind in Afghanistan than was previously known.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/14/afghanistan-800-evacuated-taliban-00051525
