U.S.-Led Coalition Reaches Deal With Taliban To Allow Extraction Past Aug. 31

The U.S. in conjunction with allied countries reached a deal with the Taliban to continue extracting people past the August 31 deadline.

In a Sunday statement, the U.S.-led coalition said they had worked it out so citizens foreign to Afghanistan could be guaranteed safe passage after Tuesday’s official withdrawal date. This safe passage also applies to Afghan’s who worked with Americans and have special immigrant visas.

Today, the U.S. and nearly 100 other countries issued a Joint Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation Travel Assurances. Read more:https://t.co/1Ku8i1MgIf

— Department of State (@StateDept) August 29, 2021