State Department strengthens number of consular leaders for evacuations
(ANSA) – WASHINGTON, AUG 19 – There are 6,000 people currently at Kabul airport who have completed the necessary procedures and are waiting to board: State Department spokesman Ned Price said, adding that the US has “increased significantly “The number of US citizens, local collaborators and special immigration visa applicants eligible on departure.
The department, he added, also continues to send other consulates to assist in the evacuation, sending teams to Qatar and Kuwait and doubling their numbers to Kabul by Friday. (HANDLE).
