‘Unlikely’ Afghanistan Evacuation Will Be Finished by Aug. 31 Deadline: Schiff

‘Unlikely’ Afghanistan Evacuation Will Be Finished by Aug. 31 Deadline: Schiff
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is seen in Washington on July 27, 2021. Jim Bourg/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United States will likely not complete evacuating Americans and others from Taliban-held Afghanistan by its self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Monday.

“I think it’s possible but I think it’s very unlikely given the number of Americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of SIVs, the number of others who are members of the Afghan press, civil society leaders, women leaders,” Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, told reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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