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U.S. Military Reports Biggest Day of Airlifts Out of Afghanistan: Pentagon
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Aug 24, 20211:52Now PlayingThe U.S. military has pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights of Afghanistan since the operation began.
But President Joe Biden faces a pressing decision on shutting down the airlifts, in compliance with a Taliban edict.
And amid the tense operation to get people out of the country, a U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns secretly flew to Kabul on Monday to meet with the Taliban's top political leader.
The White House says U.S. C-17s and C-130s flew out 12,700 people in 24 hours.
But President Joe Biden faces a pressing decision on shutting down the airlifts, in compliance with a Taliban edict.
And amid the tense operation to get people out of the country, a U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns secretly flew to Kabul on Monday to meet with the Taliban's top political leader.
The White House says U.S. C-17s and C-130s flew out 12,700 people in 24 hours.
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