* The Biden administration continued to inform American citizens in Afghanistan as of Thursday evening that they could be charged more than $2,000 to board an evacuation flight out of the country.
* The State Department told the press Thursday afternoon that it had no intention of levying any such charges.
* “All passengers will need to reimburse the U.S. Government for the flight.
A promissory note for the full cost of the flight, which may exceed $2000 per person, must be signed by each adult passenger before boarding,” stated the repatriation flight request form on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
The Biden administration continued to inform American citizens in Afghanistan as of Thursday evening they could have to pay more than $2,000 to board an evacuation flight out of the country, despite the State Department telling the press hours before that it had no intention of levying any such charges.
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has stated in multiple security advisories since Monday that any U.S. citizen seeking to evacuate the country must complete an online form in order to secure their repatriation flight.
“This form is the only way to communicate interest in flight options,” the embassy said in a security advisory Wednesday.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. State Department and other departments handling the Afghan file are in chaos mode right now.
2 comments:
Looks done on purpose to destroy US credibility
I see nothing wrong with the Government billing Americans for their flight out of Afghanistan? Why should I pay for their ticket out with my taxes when they are stupid enough to travel to such a dangerous place?
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