GOP Rep. McCaul says 6 planes with Americans onboard are stuck at Afghanistan airport in 'hostage situation' with Taliban
Six airplanes are stuck at the Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport in northern Afghanistan with Americans on board, unable to take off because they had not received clearance from the Taliban, Rep. Michael McCaul said on Sunday.
"In fact we have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now," McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Fox News' Chris Wallace.Representatives for the White House did not immediately return Insider's request for clarification on McCaul's claim Sunday.
The spokesperson said the department did not have"reliable means to confirm the basic details of charter flights," including who was chartering them, how many US citizens or other"priority groups" were on board, and when or where these flights were going to land.
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