First Afghans Land in US as Massive Evacuation Effort Continues

Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division escort evacuees to the terminal for check-in during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 20, 2021. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps via AP

Afghan evacuees have landed in the United States for the first time since the Taliban took over their home country, U.S. officials said on Aug. 21.

Three flights touched down at Dulles International Airport in Washington, Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, deputy director of the Joint Staff for Regional Operations, told reporters at the Pentagon.