Malliotakis Successfully Gets Local Family Evacuated from Afghanistan

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) issued the below statement following the safe evacuation of a mother and her three small children from NY-11 from Kabul, Afghanistan:

"I'm happy to announce that my office, together with the U.S. State Department, was able to safely evacuate a mother and her three young children, who reside in my district, from Kabul, Afghanistan. They have been flown via U.S. military aircraft to Qatar and will soon be able to take a flight back to the United States where they will be reunited with their father who worked alongside American troops in Afghanistan. While an estimated 15,000 Americans are still waiting to evacuate Afghanistan, our ability to assist this family gives me a glimmer of hope that the State Department is working diligently to improve the repatriation process. President Biden and the Department of State must commit to safely evacuating and repatriating all U.S. citizens. No American should be left behind.”