Posted on 08/24/2021 10:37:14 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Biden administration is struggling to house and process thousands of refugees coming out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s conquest of the country.
Afghan evacuees’ living conditions at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar are “awash with loose feces and urine and a rat infestation,” according to U.S. Central Command emails obtained by Axios.
“We recognize this is a challenging and difficult situation for these vulnerable individuals and families, and we remain committed to providing a secure, safe and sanitary environment,” Navy Capt. William Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, told Axios. “It has been challenging to keep up with the flow, but we have made progress in caring for and safeguarding these vulnerable individuals and in getting them moving onward.”
Supervisory special agent Colin Sullivan, who serves as a liaison between the State Department and U.S. Central Command, described the situation as a “life-threatening humanitarian disaster” in an email to colleagues at the State Department.
“While not in any way downplaying the conditions in Kabul nor the conditions the Afghanis [sic] are escaping from, the current conditions in Doha are of our own doing,” Sullivan wrote.
A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Axios that the administration is working to improve conditions for the refugees while speeding up processing and spreading them out to different U.S. bases with more capacity.
“We are working quickly to alleviate bottlenecks and are surging consular personnel in Qatar, in addition to expediting manifesting, to alleviate current conditions,” the spokesperson said. “More than 3,700 individuals were transported to follow-on destinations in the United States, Germany and Italy” on Monday.
“Our goal is to process them for onward destinations within a few days of arrival,” the spokesperson added.
The revelations of the conditions at Al Udeid Air Base come as President Joe Biden continues to defend his decision to pull out U.S. forces. Biden has attempted to curb anger and deflect criticism for his handling of the pullout, at times blaming former President Donald Trump as well as the ousted Afghan government. He has also argued that much of the chaos of the ongoing operation was unavoidable.
Along with tens of thousands of Afghan allies and refugees, the United States is also extracting thousands of American citizens trapped behind Taliban checkpoints and unable to reach U.S. forces as Kabul’s Karzai International Airport where the U.S. is staging evacuation operations and flights out of the country. Biden has surged thousands of troops into the country to facilitate the evacuation.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Monday that evacuating all Americans from Afghanistan by the end of August, when Biden had planned to pull all U.S. forces out of the country, is “very unlikely.” Biden suggested over the weekend that he may authorize U.S. forces to stay in Afghanistan past the deadline to continue evacuations.
The Taliban has threatened the U.S. with “consequences” should the U.S. stay past August 31.
“It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces. So if they extend it that means they are extending occupation while there is no need for that. … If the U.S. or UK were to seek additional time to continue evacuations — the answer is no. Or there would be consequences,” Taliban spokesman Dr. Suhail Shaheen said.
“It will create mistrust between us. If they are intent on continuing the occupation, it will provoke a reaction,” he added.
A step up from Afghanistan!
Sounds like they dropped them in downtown San Francisco.
Any different than where they cane from? NOPE. They should fee right at home
Talk to guys that have been to Afghanistan. Air quality tests show feces in the air, among a host of other nasty things.
‘Humanitarian Disaster’: U.S. Shelters For Afghan Evacuees Rat-Infested, ‘Awash With Loose Feces,’ Report Says
“We want you to feel right at home.”
Where are they ‘sheltering’ the America citizens ???
or are they at all ???
“awash with loose feces and urine and a rat infestation,”
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Should make them feel right at home.......
So, it makes them feel like they are back in Afghanistan?
Loose feces?
Officials are now working on tightening up these feces. The problem should be resolved shortly.
I can’t believe this is happening. America is being drug through the mud because of this incompetent moron and his minions.
They just got the Katrina people out and are putting the Afghanis in...
Well, the first order of business could be to issue brushes, mops and soap and have them clean the place.
Tough titty. Give them a broom, mop, bucket, and some soap.
Its wonderful of the Americans to attempt to provide them an environment that makes them feel just like home.
I have a suggestion for the location of the next Democrat Party Convention.
They’re just trying to make them feel at home.
They’re at the Qatar Hilton and Kamala is a tourist visiting the Hanoi of the Hanoi Hilton POW abuse fame.
“U.S. Shelters For Afghan Evacuees Rat-Infested, ‘Awash With Loose Feces,’ Report Says”
Probably the ONLY THING that this Administration is embarrassed by regarding this disaster.
“It has been challenging to keep up with the flow,”
Apparently things are flowing quite well.
L
Would a gold foil wrapped Godiva chocolate and a single rose help?
Didn’t think so.
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