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Three-Year-Old American from California

Stranded in Afghanistan by Joe Biden

A 3-year-old boy from northern California, along with his family, is stranded in
Afghanistan as a result of President Joe Biden's botched Afghanistan withdrawal,

according to a report.

by JACOB BLISS

The 3-year-old born Brown has contacted that the 3-year-old and said, trying to explain
near Sacramento with Democrat Rep. Jackie his family were attacked t h e n u m b e r o f
an American passport is Speier (CA) and is by the Taliban terrorists Americans they believe
stranded in Afghanistan, working with her staff to when coming in close are still stranded in the
unable to leave the help with the process. proximity to the Kabul county.
country, according to airport.
KGO, a Bay Area “They've also made However, he also said
affiliate of ABC. numerous phone calls to “And they were stopped t h e y “ m a d e
the White House, to the by a Taliban checkpoint, extraordinary efforts to
The report hides the Secretary of Defense's and they received give Americans every
child's identity and his Office, and to the physical beatings at the opportunity to depart the
family members fear Secretary of State's gate and they were country, in many cases,
being captured by the office escalating this pushed back where they talking and sometimes
Taliban terrorists. family's case all the way had to flee and return to walking them into the
to the top for us,” Brown a safe house,” Brown airport.”
J a m e s B r o w n , a said about Speier's said.
veteran's advocate who office. KGO reported that late
has been working to get U.S. Secretary of State Monday, the young boy
the family back to the Speier wrote a letter, “To Antony Blinken on and his family were “on
United States safely, Whom It May Concern,” Monday was unable to the move” after they
told KGO, “I received a that said, “I believe it is give an exact number of were able to connect
call Sunday morning at of particular and urgent Americans left in the with other Americans
about 6 a.m. from a concern that these county. stranded in the country
friend of mine who's an individuals be allowed to who are trying to leave.
active duty Marine pass through the gate “We believe there are Since the collapse of
Corps officer stationed and be given safe refuge still a small number of Kabul, there are no
overseas, and he a t H a m i d K a r z a i Americans, under 200 longer normal channels
basically felt like his International Airport … and likely closer to 100, of communication with
hands were tied and he so that they might be w h o r e m a i n i n U.S. officials.
needed some help available for departure.” Afghanistan and want to
getting this family out.” In the letter, Brown said leave,” the secretary