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Afghan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to Kabul backlog

Afghanistan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to bottleneck backlog at Kabul airport

08/25/2021

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Afghan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to Kabul backlog

Clip: 8/25/2021 | 13m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

Afghanistan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to bottleneck backlog at Kabul airport

The U.S. and allied evacuation of Afghanistan is now flying out thousands of Americans, allied personnel, and afghans every day, as a Biden-pronounced deadline looms for a complete withdrawal in less than one week. The first of the nearly 6,000 American troops have left, and many thousands more Afghans — and Americans — await. Lisa Desjardins and Jane Ferguson report.

08/25/2021

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