'We will hold the Taliban to its pledge to let people freely depart Afghanistan,' the State Department said Sunday.
"We will hold the Taliban to its pledge to let people freely depart Afghanistan," the statement said."As with all Taliban commitments, we are focused on deeds not words, but we remind the Taliban that the entire international community is focused on whether they live up to their commitments."
"When it comes to charters, we facilitated the evacuation and relocation of thousands of these individuals aboard charter aircraft from HKIA during the USMIL-led operation," the statement said.intended to evacuate hundreds of people from leaving Afghanistan for several days.
"This is really, Chris, turning into a hostage situation, where they're not going to allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America," McCaul said.
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