Seven civilian armed Americans tried to get through the United Arab Emirates in Afghanistan. This was announced by Newsweek magazine with reference to the internal correspondence of the US State Department.
It is noted that the incident occurred on August 31. The United States citizens group was delayed and later released on the security of a local police at Dubai International Airport after “arrived on a private aircraft with firearms.”
“Passengers, as reported, planned to assist in evacuation from Afghanistan, but did not have approved plans for further trips,” the publication quotes the State Department Telegram. The US Consulate General interacts with the authorities on this issue.
Earlier it was reported that the US authorities did not evacuate about two thousand local residents from Afghanistan, who worked on the American Embassy in Kabul, and their family members. Among those who were not able to evacuate, including students and graduates of the Afghan University, applicants for receiving special American immigration visas, as well as hundreds of former fighters of special forces of the republic, fought on the US side.