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New York Times media reporter Katie Robertson reports that people who worked with the New York Times in Afghanistan have “made it to safety” with their families.
In an all-staff note, the paper’s managing editor for international said, “We must help all of these families make the transition to new lives abroad… for now, even if just for a beat or two, we can all breathe a bit easier, knowing that 65 families – 128 men, women and children – are headed to freedom.
Here’s the note from NYT’s @meslackman to staff tonight on our colleagues from Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/u7dHr8PNTG
More now on the Taliban parading US-bought arms.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, “Obviously, we don’t have a sense that they are going to readily hand it over to us.”