6 U.S. Commercial Airlines To Help Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
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The 18 aircraft will be used to ferry people out of temporary safe havens and staging bases outside of Afghanistan.
Six commercial airlines have been tapped to assist with ongoing evacuation efforts of U.S. citizens, Afghans and other personnel in Afghanistan following the country’s rapid takeover by the Taliban, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said Sunday. The airlines’ involvement is part of Austin’s activation of Stage 1 of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), which is a voluntary aviation program that’s used during a national-defense-related crisis. In all, 18 aircraft will be used to ferry people from temporary safe havens and staging bases outside of Afghanistan, the Defense Department said. The aircraft won’t fly into Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, which has been overwhelmed by Afghans trying to escape since U.S. troops began their withdrawal last week.
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