Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), whose office has been working to evacuate two elderly U.S. citizens from Afghanistan, said it’s likely that about 500 Americans remain stranded in the country, a figure that’s at odds with estimates provided by White House officials…

When including the family members of U.S. citizens, Issa said the number of people stranded in Afghanistan could be as high as 1,000.

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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) stated to the news agency that the Biden administration needs to provide the full number of those left behind in the South Asian nation.

“The problem is, it doesn’t include families,” he said. “They’re lowballing the numbers.”

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told CNN on Sept. 5 that he believes around 100 Americans remain inside Afghanistan, while President Joe Biden said last week that about 100 to 200 U.S. citizens remained…

Other than Issa, some veteran-led rescue groups told AP that the estimate that no more than 200 Americans were left behind is too low…

Alex Plitsas, an Iraq War veteran who’s part of a rescue network known as Digital Dunkirk, said that in one day, he received calls from six Americans stuck in the country earlier this week and that none registered with the U.S. Embassy…

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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Article by Jack Phillips. Photo Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images).