According to this article on The Hill, by REBECCA BEITSCH "The Biden administration plans to…
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Administration Faces ‘Massive Logistical Undertaking’ in Afghanistan
According to this article on Government Executive, by ERIC KATZ
“The Biden administration is looking to surge resources to its efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals who supported the government, facing a tight timeline and difficult circumstances exacerbated by operational neglect in recent months and years.
The government faces a major challenge to repatriate Americans in Afghanistan and process local citizens in the Special Immigrant Visa or other programs before the Aug. 31 deadline when the military is currently planning its complete departure. The State Department has temporarily paused bringing home its civilian staff, leaving behind a “core diplomatic presence” at the Kabul airport to help complete the evacuation. With 11,000 self-identified Afghans in the pipeline and potentially tens of thousands more joining U.S. citizens in seeking immediate departure, the Defense Department said on Tuesday it is increasing its capacity to airlift up to 9,000 people per day out of the country.”