US, allies can’t evacuate all Afghans by August 31, Germany warns


Afghan evacuees line up at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, August 21, after being brought in from Afghanistan. Germany says the allies won’t be able to bring everyone who needs protection out of Afghanistan by the August 31 deadline. – EPA pic, August 24, 2021.

WESTERN allies will not be able to fly every Afghan who needs protection out of Kabul before the United States’ planned August 31 withdrawal deadline, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today.

“Even if (the evacuation) goes on until August 31 or even a few days longer, it will not be enough to allow those who we, or the US, want to fly out,” Maas told Bild TV.


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