Leaked Document Shows Tiny Fraction of Evacuees from Afghanistan Are Americans: Report

A leaked State Division cable revealed lower than 7 % of Monday’s Afghanistan evacuees had been Individuals, because the Biden administration continues to airlift hundreds of refugees whereas U.S. residents stay trapped within the nation managed by the Taliban, in response to a brand new report.

“NEW: Leaked State cable with evacuation numbers (as of Aug 23 at 1500 ET): Whole manifested since midnight Kabul AUG 23: 483 AMCITS, 6,425 Afghans natls, 8 third nation/unknown. Whole = 6,916,” Politico reporter Alex Ward tweeted on Tuesday.

“Whole manifested since op started: 4,407 AMCITS, 21,533 Afghans, 642 TCNs. Whole = 26,582,” he added.

NEW: Leaked State cable with evacuation numbers (as of Aug 23 at 1500 ET):

Whole manifested since midnight Kabul AUG 23: 483 AMCITS, 6,425 Afghans natls, 8 third nation/unknown. Whole = 6,916

Whole manifested since op started: 4,407 AMCITS, 21,533 Afghans, 642 TCNs. Whole = 26,582

— Alex Ward (@alexbward) August 24, 2021

Ward additionally tweeted plans for flights over the following 48 hours.

Different gadgets in cable:
• 128 deliberate flights within the subsequent 48 hours
• Approx 13,000 individuals inside HKIA
• Denmark received’t temp host US SIVs
• Cyprus will host evacuees within the “low lots of” for 30-60 days
• Netherlands to take 2k individuals for 60 days

— Alex Ward (@alexbward) August 24, 2021

One other submit added that 13,000 Afghan refugees are anticipated to be housed at Fort Bliss, a navy base close to America’s southern border in El Paso, Texas.

US official on #s diff: DOD #s “embrace coalition and constitution flights, which they assist facilitate.” State “numbers thus far haven’t, as [State] doesn’t play a job in these operations” & DOD #s “embrace contractors, US direct hires, & different USG personnel” whereas State doesn’t

— Alex Ward (@alexbward) August 24, 2021

The startling data reveals solely 7 % of yesterday’s evacuees had been Individuals. As well as, Politico reported there have been 4,293 Americans of the whole 25,091 evacuees from Afghanistan, revealing simply 17 % of all evacuees within the operation to this point have been Americans.

Although a CBS News/YouGov poll launched Sunday revealed 81 % of Individuals requested consider the U.S. ought to assist its allies in Afghanistan, the numbers present a large disparity between the variety of Afghan refugees and Americans airlifted by the navy.

Some Individuals are additionally involved over the variety of Afghan refugees that might be dwelling on U.S. military bases. Studies on Monday revealed Afghan refugees might be housed at a number of U.S. navy bases, together with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.

“Pentagon: Afghan refugees might be housed at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, along with Fort McCoy in Wis., Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Lee, Va.,” Lucas Tomlinson, the Pentagon correspondent for Fox Information, tweeted.

Pentagon: Afghan refugees might be housed at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, along with Fort McCoy in Wis., Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Lee, Va.

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 23, 2021

“US navy installations at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Fort Lee, Virginia, Joint Base McGuire-Dix, Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Fort Bliss, Texas are taking Afghans as they arrive into the US for additional processing,” CNN reported.

“[F]ive flights with roughly 1,300 passengers landed at Dulles Worldwide Airport close to Washington, DC, previously day,” in response to deputy director of the Joint Regional Operations Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor.

“Because the disaster in Kabul unfolds and different nations have grown cautious of housing giant numbers of Afghan evacuees, the U.S. has begun taking a more durable take a look at its personal amenities within the U.S. and abroad,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

“Dulles Worldwide Airport, exterior of Washington, D.C., is anticipated to grow to be the central processing website for a surge of Afghan evacuees, officers mentioned.”

“Pentagon officers are making ready no less than yet another U.S. base, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, to start to obtain Afghan refugees,” WSJ added.

“A tent metropolis is being erected on the New Jersey base and medical provides, meals, water, restrooms, lighting and different gear are being put in there now, officers mentioned,” the outlet reported. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is positioned south of Trenton, New Jersey.

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