'Unfortunately we are left behind now,' the man, who is sheltering in a hotel with his family, said. 'No one heard our voice.'
as he shelters in a hotel with his family, the Associated Press reported. The former translator's name was not disclosed by the AP for his safety.The man said that his funds to pay for hotel shelter with his family were dwindling as chartered evacuation flights ready to transport more evacuees out of the country have been awaiting Taliban approval for over a week, the AP reported. U.S.
"We think we are in some kind of jail," said one Afghan woman among the would-be evacuees gathered at one large hotel in Mazar-e-Sharif. He rejected an assertion from a Republican lawmaker, Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, over the weekend that the standoff at Mazar-e-Sharif was turning into a"hostage situation" for American citizens in the group.
"Our staff have been working around the clock responding to urgent pleas from constituents whose families and colleagues are seeking to flee Afghanistan, and they urgently require timely, post-withdrawal guidance to best assist those in need," Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Gerald Connolly and nine other lawmakers from PresidentBlinken, in Doha, said the Taliban had told U.S.
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