Germany: Helicopters to Join Kabul Airlifts, Nearly 2,000 People Evacuated

Germany: Helicopters to Join Kabul Airlifts, Nearly 2,000 People Evacuated
In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr, a military aircraft arrives at Tashkent Airport carrying evacuees from Kabul in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Aug. 17, 2021. Marc Tessensohn/Bundeswehr via Getty Images
Lorenz Duchamps
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German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced on Saturday that the nation’s military has evacuated about 2,000 people from the capital of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover last week.

“The situation is difficult, but with our capabilities and everything that comes up on the ground, we will keep on taking out as many as possible,” Kramp-Karrenbauer told reporters during a press briefing.

Lorenz Duchamps
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