Armed U.S. Citizens Caught On Way to Afghanistan, Raising Concerns of Rogue Civilian Operations
The recent arrest of seven armed U.S. individuals who were attempting to make their way to Afghanistan via the United Arab Emirates is raising concerns among lawmakers, former officials, veterans and others about the prospect of rogue civilian operations attempting to extract U.S. or Afghan citizens from the Taliban-led nation after the U.S. military withdrawal.
The group of U.S. nationals was detained last Tuesday and later released on bail by local police at Dubai International Airport after having "arrived on a private plane carrying firearms," according to a State Department cable obtained by Newsweek.
"The passengers reportedly planned to assist Afghanistan evacuation efforts but had no approved onward travels plans," the cable read, adding that the U.S. Consulate General in Dubai was "engaging with authorities on the issue."
By midnight that same day, August 31, the last U.S. military plane had departed Afghanistan, signaling the end to a two-decade war effort and a chaotic evacuation that involved both U.S. officials and private groups airlifting tens of thousands of people, mostly Afghan personnel who worked with the U.S. government throughout the conflict.
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