Biden airlifted tens of thousands of unknowns after promising to evacuate Americans and allies

Published September 9, 2021 4:40pm ET



President Joe Biden vowed to evacuate American citizens and Afghans who helped the United States during the war but failed to fulfill that promise and instead flew tens of thousands of people who at present don’t meet either criterion out of Afghanistan.

The U.S. government does not yet know who made up the bulk of the people who boarded the flights out of Kabul.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.