White House: It's 'irresponsible' to describe Americans in Afghanistan as 'stranded'

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The White House denied that Americans are “stranded” in Afghanistan, calling it an "irresponsible" characterization of the thousands of United States citizens stuck in Kabul and around the war-torn country. "I think it's irresponsible to say Americans are stranded,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at Monday’s briefing when asked whether the troops should have been pulled out before the evacuations of Americans and allies were complete. “They are not."-- More...