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The State Department believes that as many as 14,000 legal permanent residents of the U.S. remain in Afghanistan, 77 days after President Biden pledged that, “If there are American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out”; the White House deputy press secretary insists that the president supports a proposal he called “garbage” the day before; and the Biden administration maintains that enforcing the employer vaccine mandate will have no impact on the supply chain at all.
Two Months Later, about 14,000 U.S. Legal Permanent Residents Remain Stuck in Afghanistan
Because it cannot be emphasized enough, President Biden told ABC News unequivocally on August 19 that the U.S. would not leave any Americans stranded in Afghanistan: “If there are American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out.”
Seventy-seven days later, there are still American citizens and U.S. green-card holders trapped in Afghanistan — including two dozen American schoolchildren: “San Juan Unified, which had at least 41 students trapped in Afghanistan in recent weeks, told The Sacramento Bee that some have since returned; others are on their way. Sixteen students have returned to Sacramento and 24 are still in Afghanistan, according to district officials.”
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