White House: Not Every Afghan Who Wants to Get out Will Be Able To

White House: Not Every Afghan Who Wants to Get out Will Be Able To
Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. Shekib Rahmani/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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Amid the chaotic U.S.-led evacuation in Afghanistan, White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that not every Afghan who wants to leave the country will be able to.

“It is not going to be possible for every single Afghan, millions potentially, who want to leave Afghanistan to be evacuated,” Psaki said in response to a question fielded by a reporter at the White House on Thursday, coming after President Joe Biden delivered remarks on the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport that left numerous people dead.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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