Aerial porters work with maintainers to load a UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter into a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during the withdrawal of American forces in Afghanistan, June 16, 2021. (US Army/Sgt. 1st Class Corey Vandiver/Handout via Reuters)

Helicopters used to bring Americans to Kabul airport from nearby hotel

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Published: 21 August ,2021: 02:32 AM GST Updated: 21 August ,2021: 02:56 AM GST

The US military used three military helicopters to bring 169 Americans to the airport in Kabul from a building just 200 meters (656 feet) away, the Pentagon said on Friday.

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said a decision was made to use the helicopters on Thursday because the Americans were unable to get to the gate of the airport. They were picked up from the nearby Hotel Baron.

Kirby said these were the 169 Americans rescued that President Joe Biden mentioned in his speech earlier on Friday.

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Helicopters used to bring Americans to Kabul airport from nearby hotel

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