N.C. House passes unanimous resolution on Afghanistan evacuation | Eastern NC Now

The Carolina Journal is reporting:

The N.C. House voted unanimously Wednesday, Aug. 25, to pass a resolution urging Congress and the Biden administration to take additional steps to ensure all U.S. troops, American citizens, and Afghan allies are evacuated from Afghanistan before withdrawing a U.S. presence there.

The resolution comes on the heels of a decision by the Biden administration to abide by an Aug. 31 withdrawal date from Afghanistan, even as the humanitarian crisis grows dire. The Fayetteville Observer last week reported Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said a brigade combat team of between 3,500 to 4,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division would deploy from Fort Bragg to remain on standby in Kuwait and provide security at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul if needed.  A battalion of about 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division had already deployed to Kabul, the newspaper reported.

The N.C. resolution passed Wednesday reads: “The House of Representatives urges Congress and President Joe Biden to take additional action regarding the evacuation of American citizens, American troops, ally troops, and Afghan citizens and their families, who helped America fight in the War on Terror and have been properly vetted by the U.S. Department of State, from Afghanistan.” “Folks who stand with the United States need to know that we’ll have their back at all times,” said House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland. “What’s happening right now is not showing that. … It’s the right thing to do. It’s the right thing to stand up for these folks as Americans.”