How the US is handling coronavirus in Kabul amid Afghanistan evacuations

Published August 23, 2021 7:45pm ET



As U.S. troops in Kabul evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghan allies, they are also trying to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.

Medical personnel at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, the staging and takeoff location for the evacuations following the Taliban’s takeover, “are conducting COVID screenings for those who are feeble or symptomatic,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at Monday’s briefing.

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