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Related: About this forumU.S. embassy says its ability to assist 'extremely limited' as it urges American citizens to flee
AfghanistanThe United States Embassy in Afghanistan is urging U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately as the Taliban continues to gain ground in the country amid a withdrawal of American troops.
However, the embassy said in a statement Saturday that its ability to assist those citizens who are still in the country "is extremely limited," even within the capital, Kabul, because of security concerns and reduced staffing. Evacuees should take whatever commercial flight options are available, the embassy said, adding that anyone "who cannot afford at this time to purchase a commercial ticket" to the U.S. can receive a "repatriation loan."
The Taliban is moving swiftly, taking two provincial capitals in as many days, and the group also killed Dawa Khan Menapal, the director of Afghanistan's Government Information Media Center, on Friday. In a separate statement, the American embassy condemned the Taliban offensive, which it said contradicts the group's claim that it supports a negotiated settlement agreed upon earlier this year.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-embassy-says-ability-assist-161112525.html
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U.S. embassy says its ability to assist 'extremely limited' as it urges American citizens to flee (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2021
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Turbineguy
(37,319 posts)1. Taliban:
They love killing people.
Raven123
(4,828 posts)2. Did the US not warn citizens to leave earlier?
Joinfortmill
(14,416 posts)3. Where is the Afghanistan army?
I thought they out numbered the Taliban 10 to 1.