Biden Considers Bringing In Commercial Airlines To Aid In Afghanistan Evacuation
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Joe Biden is considering a call to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to help evacuees waiting at U.S. bases.
President Joe Biden is considering requesting assistance from commercial United States airlines to evacuate refugees from Afghanistan, according to multiple outlets. The plan would involve activating the Civil Reserve Air Fleet to supply around 20 planes from commercial airlines. These planes would not be going to the now Taliban-controlled Afghan capital Kabul, but would instead be used to pick up evacuees who are waiting at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Germany and Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported. The U.S. Transportation Command said in a statement Saturday that the Pentagon has not approved or ordered any activation of commercial airlines as allowed under the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program, which adds to military aircraft capability during a crisis related to national defense.
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