Pentagon orders U.S. airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees
Publishing timestamp: 2021-08-22 11:48:19
Summary
The Pentagon has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program to compel U.S. commercial airlines to provide aircraft to help speed up the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. The airlines will transport evacuees from military bases or transit points in Europe and the Middle East to the United States. President Biden has stated that thorough security screening will be conducted on non-U.S. citizens before they are flown to the U.S. Thousands of people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, and U.S. defense officials are looking for alternative ways to safely transport individuals to the airport in Kabul following threats from the Islamic State.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/22/biden-administration-activates-civil-reserve-air-fleet.html