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State Department deputy: task force coordinating Afghan evacuations; ~140 volunteered
Summary
Sen. Mitt Romney pressed Deputy Secretary McKeon about efforts to evacuate Afghans who assisted U.S. forces. McKeon said a task force led by former Ambassador Beth Jones is facilitating travel via military transit points and that about "140 or so" State Department staff volunteered after a call for recruits.
Sen. Mitt Romney questioned the State Department’s deputy secretary about ongoing efforts to evacuate Afghans who worked with U.S. forces, saying the Afghanistan withdrawal was "a very sad day" and expressing concern that many people who assisted the U.S. remain in the country.
Deputy Secretary McKeon said the department has a task force led by former Ambassador Beth Jones to coordinate how people are being moved out of Afghanistan. "We have a task force that's led by a former ambassador, Beth Jones," McKeon said, describing…
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