Washington suspends operation to evacuate Afghans to the United States due to measles

This was stated by White House spokesman Jen Psaki.

According to her, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was asked to terminate the operation.

“The Allied operation to send flights (with Afghans. -

) to the United States has been suspended at the request of the CDC and as a precautionary measure due to four diagnosed cases of measles among Afghans who recently arrived in the United States.

These people are in quarantine, ”TASS quotes her.

Earlier, the State Department named the number of Afghans received in the United States after their evacuation from Kabul.