The Pentagon stated Tuesday that nearly 450 American citizens are still in Afghanistan following August’s U.S. military withdrawal, more than the Biden administration has previously claimed.

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Hundreds of Americans remain in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says

There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week.

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439 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Pentagon official tells Congress

Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of Defense for policy, told lawmakers that 196 Americans are ready to leave Afghanistan now, while another 243 either want to stay or aren’t yet ready to depart.

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Biden-administration officials have repeatedly claimed that it is difficult to estimate the exact number of Americans in Afghanistan.

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Pentagon Confirms at Least 439 Americans Remain in Afghanistan

A Pentagon official on Tuesday told the Senate Armed Services Committee there are still nearly 450 American citizens who have yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan, more than previously estimated by the administration. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) ...

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Pentagon says there are 450 Americans still in Afghanistan, highest estimate so far

The information was revealed during testimony by Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl regarding Afghanistan security.

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Pentagon Confirms 439 Americans Remain Trapped in Afghanistan

As Joe Biden’s administration is under grave criticism for the “hasty” withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and not disclosing the number of US citizens who are still stuck in the country, the Pentagon during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, October 26 said that there are 439 American trapped in Afghanistan.US undersecretary of defense Colin Kahul has said that they are in contact with 363 Americans in Afghanistan and added that only 176 of them ar…

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439 Americans still stuck in Afghanistan: Pentagon

Almost two months after the U.S. withdrew all of its troops, the State Department is in touch with hundreds of Americans who want to leave Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s top policy official said Tuesday.Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of Defense for policy, told lawmakers that 196 Americans are ready to leave Afghanistan now, while another 243 either want to stay or aren’t yet ready to depart.Re…

Pentagon confirms nearly 450 Americans trapped in Afghanistan

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