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Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation

Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation

By Naveel Krishant
23/08/2021
[image: BBC]

The US has enlisted commercial planes to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.

A Pentagon statement said the 18 aircraft would not fly to Kabul, but would instead help move people transiting in third countries.

Many thousands of Afghans are crowded outside Kabul airport, desperate to flee the country after the Taliban swept to power last week.

At least 20 people have died, a Nato official told Reuters news agency.

But reports suggest the scene is calmer than in previous days.

[Source: BBC]

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