10,000 Americans Awaiting Evacuation from Kabul
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The U.S. is trying to process tens of thousands of visas to airlift roughly 10,000 civilians out of Afghanistan as the Taliban seizes control of the nation's capital.
CBS News' Christina Ruffini joins CBSN's Michael George with the latest.
Category: Asia, Featured, Highlights, Videos, World Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan, Kabul, Taliban, War In Afghanistan (2001-2021)
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Topics: Afghanistan, Kabul, Taliban, War In Afghanistan (2001-2021)
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