Adam Bates

attorney at the International Refugee Assistance Project

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After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, nine U.S. Air Force planes arrived at the Kabul airport overnight to assist in evacuation efforts.

Preventable humanitarian catastrophe: Lawyer on evacuating at-risk Afghans under Taliban rule

After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, nine U.S. Air Force planes arrived at the Kabul airport overnight to assist in evacuation efforts.

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