SCOOP: The Biden administration is preparing for the first time to notify several Afghans currently waiting at a U.S. Army base in Kosovo that they'll be denied entry to the U.S.
The scene at Pristina International Airport in Kosovo on Aug. 29, 2021. Photo: Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
That process begins overseas, and is conducted by intelligence, law enforcement and counterterrorism professionals from the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security; Federal Bureau of Investigation ; National Counterterrorism Center ; and additional Intelligence Community partners, the spokesman said.
Some "hard cases" who fled — including Afghans with potential ties to terrorist organizations — were sent along with their family members to Camp Bondsteel. It now houses about 100.
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