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On the recordAugust 13, 2021
This was entirely foreseeable and beyond, you know, judging the decision to leave, which I think is a disastrous decision, we had nothing in place and have nothing in place for the evacuation of the 30,000 Afghan residents who put their life on the line, were promised a visa if they worked with us as translators and people in those kinds of things. And they are stuck in Afghanistan. Now, how are you going to evacuate them with all the major supply routes, when all of the areas controlled by the Taliban now? It`s a tragedy and it`s a tragedy that was entirely preventable.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Adam Kinzinger criticizes the Biden administration's handling of the Afghan evacuation plan, emphasizing the lack of preparation for the evacuation of Afghan allies.

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