Four military bases in New Jersey, Virginia, Texas and Wisconsin are preparing to temporarily house Afghans being evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power.
aircraft are involved in evacuation efforts at Kabul's airport, said Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, who is in charge of U.S. Transportation Command, at a Pentagon news conference. Although he noted the air crews involved are"tired," due to the continuous mission, he spoke of the widely reported moment in which an Afghan woman gave birth on a U.S. aircraft while being evacuated.
Thirty-seven U.S. military flights — 32 C-17s and 5 C-130s — carried about 12,700 evacuees. An additional 8,900 people flew out aboard 57 flights by U.S. allies. "Thus far, and going forward, it does require constant coordination and deconfliction with the Taliban," Kirby said."What we've seen is, this deconfliction has worked well in terms of allowing access and flow as well as reducing the overall size of the crowds just outside the airport."
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