How One Family Escaped from Afghanistan Back to Texas
As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August, the Sadaat family was unsure of how they'd ever make it back home to Texas.
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As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in August, the Sadaat family was unsure of how they'd ever make it back home to Texas.
The abysmally tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan took place almost three months ago now. And yet Americans still remain trapped abroad there, as mentioned by Ben Fox writing for the Associated
WASHINGTON -- The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn't end with the Aug. 30 departure of the last U.S. troops, but it did slow to a trickle. The U.S. airlifted 124,000 people from Kabul, the capital, over about six weeks as the American-backed Afghan military and government fell to the Taliban.
WASHINGTON — The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn’t end with the departure of the last U.S. troops on Aug. 30, but it did slow to a trickle. The U.S. airlifted 124,000 people from Kabul, the capital, over about six weeks as the American-backed Afghan military and government fell to the Taliban.
The Taliban has allowed some charter flights to leave the country with American citizens, U.S. residents and visa holders.