Majority of Afghan evacuees left in limbo abroad
| Nearly 40,000 Afghans are scattered at sites across the globe, stuck for an indeterminate amount of time as they await vetting by the U.S. after fleeing the country following a swift Taliban takeover.
The American military rushed some 124,000 people out of Kabul, creating bottlenecks at the so-called “lily pad” sites where evacuees were brought. Flights were even briefly suspended in Qatar as the facility reached capacity. |
