An American woman trapped in Afghanistan issued a heartbreaking request for help.
Rep. Carol Miller of West Virginia tweeted a 27-second audio clip in which the woman could be heard sobbing as she shared her fear of being killed. Taliban After the U.S. forces withdrew, the organization quickly took over the country.
“Every hour, it becomes more and more difficult,” she said in the clip. “Even if the car passes by, I think they will stop at the door, and the Taliban will come in and kill us. I’m really scared.”
She added: “Just, please help me.”
We just received this audio from a very brave American in Kabul. She was attacked every time she tried to reach the airport. Despite her own danger, she wants us to share it. We must guarantee the safety of Americans and our allies before it is too late. pic.twitter.com/Oq6R7YuWuJ
-Representative Carol Miller (@RepCarolMiller) August 21, 2021
In a written message to Miller’s office, the woman wrote that she “had no hope” of seeing her child again. “I might not hold them anymore,” she said.
“They went door to door looking for people who worked with the U.S. military, the Afghan army, law enforcement agencies, foreigners, senior Afghan officials, and the families of people who helped the U.S. military.”
Miller said on Twitter that the unnamed woman was attacked every time she tried to reach Kabul International Airport.
“Despite the danger to her, she wants us to share this,” the congresswoman added. “We must guarantee the safety of the Americans and our allies before it is too late.”
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The unnamed woman told Fox News There are as many as 20 Taliban checkpoints between her hiding place and the airport.
She said that during an attempt to go to the airport, she was whipped by Taliban members. In another match, a man near her was shot in the head.
“I have really given up hope, I have given up hope of going to the airport,” she told the media. “It is impossible to pass all these people.”
Appeal directly to the president Joe Biden, She said: “Please evacuate us, Mr. President. We need help.”
Biden promised on Friday that the government will evacuate U.S. citizens And the Afghans who assisted the U.S. military from that country.
But the U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a warning on Saturday Tell U.S. citizens not to go to Kabul Airport Due to the “potential security threat” outside the airport gate, no individual instructions from the U.S. government representative were obtained.
U.S. officials forced to change evacuation strategy According to the Associated Press, after learning of the potential threat of the Islamic State.
On Sunday, the British military stated that seven Afghans were killed because a large number of panicked people eager to flee the country tried to enter the Kabul airport.
Miller’s office and the White House have been contacted for comments.
