#WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after two planes chartered by Sayara International arrived safely at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar from Mazer-e Sharif, Afghanistan. Blumenthal has been involved in efforts to help Americans and Afghan allies leave Afghanistan over the last several weeks. Working with a coalition of volunteers, veterans, journalists, and advocates, Blumenthal and his office have provided critical assistance to help secure safe passage from Mazar-e Sharif for two planes carrying American citizens, Legal Permanent Residents, interpreters and other vulnerable Afghans, and their families. “I am elated and relieved to announce that two planes chartered by Sayara International have safely arrived at…
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