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The Biden administration could potentially compel US airlines to help with transporting tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees as the US military struggles to manage the influx of people following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, according to a senior administration official.
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“The Biden administration could potentially compel US airlines to help with transporting tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees as the US military
struggles to manage the influx of people following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, according to a senior administration official.
The White House may invoke the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which was created in 1952 to assist the military during emergencies following the post-World War II Berlin Airlift. The program could facilitate almost 20 commercial jets from five airlines to help transport evacuees from bases in the region, according to the official.
Another senior administration official told CNN that the commercial jets wouldn't be flying into Afghanistan but instead would be helping to transport Afghans from locations where they were taken after being evacuated from the country, including US bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Germany.“
“A senior administration official told CNN the government would first try to get airlines to volunteer aircraft to help transport Afghan evacuees before forcing them.
"We need each major airline to offer up three planes, and get a few from FedEx. If they don't, we may use the law," the official said.”
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