{"id":8113,"date":"2022-01-27T13:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2022-01-27T13:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:28:48","slug":"evacuation-flights-from-afghanistan-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2022\/01\/evacuation-flights-from-afghanistan-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resume"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – A flight chartered by the US government left Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, marking the first evacuation departure since November, according to two sources familiar with the matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An unknown number of Americans were on board the plane, which was a Qatar Airways flight paid for by the US government, the sources said. A defense official also confirmed the flight, which was\u00a0first reported\u00a0by NBC, to CNN.<\/div>\n
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The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/div>\n
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The departure comes the same day UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Afghanistan is “hanging on by a thread” and called for more humanitarian support for the country.<\/div>\n
Earlier this month, CNN reported that there were\u00a0about 80 Americans\u00a0still in Afghanistan who wanted to leave the country.<\/div>\n
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State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at the time that there were a few dozen US citizens and their families who had identified themselves as prepared to depart with the necessary travel documents.<\/div>\n
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He also said there were 150 US citizens in Afghanistan who did not wish to leave<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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