U.S. Army launches welcome mat for Afghan evacuees at Luftwaffe Air Base

For thousands of Afghan refugees who boarded the mammoth American armies The plane fled Kabul, and a US Air Force base in Germany was their first stop.They cannot stay for more than 10 days, according to Pentagon, Citing arrangements with the German government.

But the temporary accommodation, medical and logistical support at Ramstein Air Base supports Afghans at risk. According to the US European Command, as of August 25, about 7,500 people had arrived.

The command said in a statement: “Qualified evacuees will receive support such as temporary accommodation, food, medical examinations and treatment during their placement in the Rhine Ordnance Battalion,” and emphasized that “their final destination” will be in other places. place.

The Allied Refuge Operation, as stated in the rapid assembly plan, uses a huge aircraft hangar as accommodation space and a large tent that can accommodate more than 40 beds.

Although some American citizens are still flying out of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, most of the passengers are now Afghans who apply for special immigrant visas based on years of cooperation with the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense.

Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport quickly became a chaotic zero last week because Taliban The militants completed an armed uprising and seized power.

The video of the evacuation on August 22 shows a large influx of evacuees into the United States. The Air Force aircraft was later handled in Ramstein. Other footage shows U.S. military personnel preparing for the arrival of refugees.

The U.S. European Command said on Monday that a pregnant woman gave birth on a rescue flight. The command said that the pilot descended to a lower altitude to help stabilize the woman’s blood pressure, and then landed safely.

“After landing, the pilot from the 86th Millennium Development Goal [Medical Group] Board the plane and send the child to the cargo hold of the plane. The baby girl and mother were taken to a nearby medical facility in good condition,” the headquarters said.

The Taliban, a faction of Afghan Islamic fighters, took control of their country days after the United States fulfilled President Joseph R. Biden’s pledge to withdraw American troops, which surprised the Biden administration.

Biden announced the drawdown on April 1, one month earlier than the May 1 deadline for negotiations between his predecessor Donald J. Trump and the Taliban. “Our military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31. The drawdown is proceeding in a safe and orderly manner, giving priority to the safety of our troops when they leave,” Biden says July 8.

The Taliban took control of the main city on August 12 and ruled Kabul three days later. President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on August 15 with approximately US$169 million in cash.Tens of thousands Rush to the airport, Worry about their safety.

In his speech on August 22, Biden said that in addition to American citizens and Afghans who helped the United States and its allies in the Ten Years War, other groups of people flew out of Kabul.

Biden said: “Our priority in Kabul is to get American citizens out of this country as quickly and as safely as possible.” “We have also been evacuating our citizens. NATO Allies and our partners, including their diplomats, their embassy staff in Afghanistan, and let them return home.

“In order to maintain a stable flow of aircraft taking off from Kabul and maximize our evacuation capabilities, we quickly made unprecedented global efforts and established a series of processing stations in third countries.”

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