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Leaked Email: Biden State Department Obstructed Private Rescue Flights From Afghanistan

Emily Zanotti
Leaked Email: Biden State Department Obstructed Private Rescue Flights From Afghanistan
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The Biden State Department refused to give approval to private charter planes seeking to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, according to a report from Fox News based on a leaked email.

The State Department refused “to grant official approval for private evacuation flights from Afghanistan to land in third countries, even though the department conceded that official authorization would likely be needed for planes to land in those nations,” according to Fox News, which obtained the email.

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