Pentagon reveals, 7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14

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7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan

Washington: The Pentagon said Thursday that a total of 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the evacuation operation began on August 14, and more than 5,200 US troops are currently in Kabul. Overall, the number of people coming out of Afghanistan is close to 12,000.

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. A sudden victory for the Taliban amid the withdrawal of US troops from the country after a 20-year war created a chaos at the Kabul airport from where the US and allied countries tried to evacuate thousands of its civilians and allies safely. Huh. Major General Hank Taylor, commanding general of the Military Operations Investigation Command, said: “There are now more than 5,200 troops left on the US troops and on the field in Kabul. Kabul airport is safe and open for flight operations.

Now there are multiple gates that will allow entry into the airspace, which will help expedite the process in a safe and orderly manner.” Major General Taylor, who is in charge of airlifting American citizens from Afghanistan amid the Taliban crisis, said that in the last 24 hours, 13 C-17 aircraft with additional troops and equipment and 12 C-17 military aircraft from here. has departed. The aircraft, carrying over 2,000 passengers, departed from Kabul and reached designated safe havens in the Centcom operation area, he said.

7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan

“Since the evacuation operation began on August 14, we have evacuated nearly 7,000 people by air,” Taylor told a news conference at the Pentagon. This increase reflects both increased aircraft and airlift capacity, faster evacuation procedures, and greater information and integrity in reporting.” Meanwhile, amid confusion and chaos at the airport, the US on Thursday said it has taken steps to provide relief to those wishing to leave Afghanistan that will no longer require them to undergo a COVID-19 test.

Afghanistan may have been the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Foreign Ministry has said that people being evacuated from there will not be required to give a negative report of the Covid-19 test for travel. “A comprehensive humanitarian exemption has been implemented by the US government with respect to COVID testing for all persons being evacuated from Afghanistan,” the ministry said.

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