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Biden Admin: ‘Roughly’ 300 Americans In Afghanistan As Biden’s Withdrawal Deadline Looms, U.S. Has ‘Considerable’ Leverage Over Taliban

Ian Haworth
Biden Admin: ‘Roughly’ 300 Americans In Afghanistan As Biden’s Withdrawal Deadline Looms, U.S. Has ‘Considerable’ Leverage Over Taliban
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As the arguably disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan enters its final days, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe that there were three hundred American citizens still to be evacuated from Afghanistan.

“There are a few hundred Americans left this weekend in Afghanistan that the State Department is aware of that want to get out of the country,” O’Keefe asked, apparently referencing the Biden administration rhetoric on those who need to be evacuated based on who “wants” to be evacuated. “Will they all get out by Tuesday?”

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