American woman in Kabul scrambles to evacuate animal shelter and staff
An American woman in Kabul is scrambling to evacuate her Afghan staff and dozens of the rescue animals they care for. With the countdown to a full U.S. troop withdrawal just days away, she’s been ordered by the Taliban to leave.
A quarter of her staff of 40 is made up of women.
Some have young children and elderly parents. She’s trying to get them all out safely. Right now,
the shelter is home to some 230 animals from four different rescues and a security contractor company that utilized bomb-sniffing dogs.
Through online efforts, the rescue has managed to secure most of the funding for a cargo plane,
but visas have become a challenge and their charter plane does not have permission to pick them up.
Maxwell-Jones is hoping someone with the right connections can help her organization obtain the required landing permit and airstrip entry to the heavily fortified Kabul Airport.
https://www.10news.com/news/national/american-woman-in-kabul-scrambles-to-evacuate-animal-shelter-and-staff
A staff of 40, plus children and parents; 230 animals; does not yet have the needed cargo plane
and visas ‘are an issue’. This may be a case where advance planning may have helped?
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