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How veterans helped extract at-risk Afghan allies

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How veterans helped extract Afghan allies in face of 'inconsistent' evacuation plan

As the Afghanistan withdrawal began, thousands of images of people scrambling to escape Afghanistan surfaced. Tonight, the NewsHour looks at a Herculean effort by former U.S. service members, diplomats and private citizens to help afghans leave the country. Jane Ferguson provides an inside look at who was at work, and why.

08/30/2021

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