I've been going back and forth with @StateDept all day to get answers to two simple Qs:
1. Will you refund any Americans who were charged $2,000+ to board flights out of Kabul.
2. Why does your evac form still say charges will be levied?
No answers:
dailycaller.com/2021/08/20/bid…
1. Will you refund any Americans who were charged $2,000+ to board flights out of Kabul.
2. Why does your evac form still say charges will be levied?
No answers:
dailycaller.com/2021/08/20/bid…
State spokesman Ned Price said 24 hours ago that the Biden administration had no intention of charging Americans fleeing Afghanistan.
But a form Americans are REQUIRED to fill out to secure an evac flight continues to state RIGHT NOW that evacuees will need to pay up:
But a form Americans are REQUIRED to fill out to secure an evac flight continues to state RIGHT NOW that evacuees will need to pay up:
Maddingly, after nearly a day of emails back and forth, the State Department provided me an "off the record" response saying they were "currently working to update this information across all our web and social media platforms."
Meaning I'm not "allowed" to post this info
Meaning I'm not "allowed" to post this info
However, I did not agree to the State Department's terms, and this is relevant info for American citizens in Afghanistan that deserve up-to-date information.
In the interest of full transparency, here are the non-responses State Department provided to my simple questions.
In the interest of full transparency, here are the non-responses State Department provided to my simple questions.
Note how they say they are not *presently* collecting promissory notes from Afghan evacuees.
They aren't answering my question: Have there been any evacuees that have PREVIOUSLY been billed by the U.S. gov for their evac flight out of Kabul, and if so will they be reimbursed?
They aren't answering my question: Have there been any evacuees that have PREVIOUSLY been billed by the U.S. gov for their evac flight out of Kabul, and if so will they be reimbursed?
The Biden administration ran to the press yesterday saying they had "no intention" of levying any evacuation charges, but haven't bothered yet to update Americans stuck in Kabul of the policy change.
And then they expect me to keep it a secret that they're just now fixing this.
And then they expect me to keep it a secret that they're just now fixing this.
btw here are State's "ground rules" for reporters.
"Off the record" info is provided "only for the education of the reporter."
Press officers can't just slap "off the record" on an email and expect reporters to comply with it blindly w/o prior agreement
state.gov/information-fo…
"Off the record" info is provided "only for the education of the reporter."
Press officers can't just slap "off the record" on an email and expect reporters to comply with it blindly w/o prior agreement
state.gov/information-fo…
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