Americans who are currently stranded in Afghanistan amid the Taliban re-take over were told to find shelter and avoid the Hamid Karzai International Airport by the US State Department.
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A statement was issued Monday after the situation at Hamid Karzai International Airport as refugees attempted to flee from the country as videos of the chaos went viral on social media. Spokesman Ned Price said during a White House press conference for Americas to quickly find shelter as the government is trying to regain “positive control” at the airport compound.
‘We are working around the clock, in the first instance, to maintain, to regain positive control over the airport compound. This is something that our colleagues at the Department of Defense have been working urgently to reestablish for a couple reasons. One, to be able to resume U.S. Military flights… but importantly, this is also a civilian airport. We are seeking to reestablish positive control in order – so that commercial travel can also resume so that many of these Afghans…will be able to reach safety,’
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Commercial flights were canceled on Monday as US soldiers tried to maintain the situation as refugees attempted to enter military aircraft. A Pentagon spokesman said 3,000 soldiers will be placed at the airport on Tuesday to assist with evacuation.
SOURCE: Daily Mail