The Signal: Garcia, congressional staff help evacuate 100 Americans, allies from Afghanistan
Washington,
September 4, 2021
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National Security
More than 100 people have departed Afghanistan in last three weeks with the support of Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, whose office has helped or is in the process of helping nearly 300 people evacuate the country.
The Signal
By. Kev Kurdoghlian More than 100 people have departed Afghanistan in last three weeks with the support of Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, whose office has helped or is in the process of helping nearly 300 people evacuate the country. ... “We should have started what we were doing in the last six weeks 18 months ago,” he said, noting the U.S. should’ve kept control of Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, to “maintain the peace” and provide “a strategic foothold in the backyard of Russia and China.” To read the full article click here. |