Evacuees Won’t Be Charged for Flights From Kabul, State Dept Says Amid Confusion

Afghan people sit inside a U.S. military aircraft to leave Afghanistan, at the military airport in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2021 after Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan. Shakib Rahmani/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. citizens evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States will not be charged for repatriation flights, the State Department clarified, amid reports that some were asked to pay $2,000 or more.

“In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told several media outlets on Thursday.