'Several hundred' Americans are unsure
whether to leave Afghanistan, US
officials say
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/27/2021 8:19:39 PM
Several hundred American citizens in Afghanistan still haven’t decided whether they want to leave despite an “ongoing aggressive outreach campaign” and the fast-approaching withdrawal deadline for US forces of August 31, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Friday. Price told reporters that since August 14 – the day before Kabul fell to the Taliban – at least 5,100 American citizens have been evacuated, including 300 in the previous 24 hours. “There are approximately 500 American citizens we are currently working with who want to leave and with whom we are communicating directly to facilitate their evacuations,” Price said. “We
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If they are fans of the Taliban or ISIS then by all means stay. But this more like a convenient excuse to wave goodbye on 8/31 and declare 'victory'.