US President Joe Biden thanks UAE for helping evacuate people from Afghanistan

President Biden expressed his thanks and appreciation for the UAE’s support

ABU DHABI: US President Joe Biden thanked Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, for assisting in the evacuation operations from Afghanistan, a United Arab Emirates media official, Afra Al-Hameli, said on Twitter on Sunday.

President Biden expressed his thanks and appreciation for the UAE’s support in the evacuation of American diplomats and nationals from Afghanistan, as well as citizens of friendly countries, and Afghans who hold visas for these countries.

We are very grateful to the United Arab Emirates for the support to transit U.S. citizens, embassy personnel, and foreign nationals from Afghanistan through the UAE. We appreciate our strong partnership.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 21, 2021

The US President said: “We highly appreciate the UAE’s humanitarian efforts to facilitate the safe transit of American citizens, embassy employees, and foreigners who have been evacuated from Kabul to third countries. This action embodies the strong and enduring partnership between the UAE and the United States.”

The US president added that this move represents the strong and everlasting partnership between the UAE and the US, according to WAM.

The UAE on Friday agreed to host 5000 Afghan nationals evacuated from Afghanistan on their way to third countries, according to a statement released by WAM.

The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that, following a request from the US, it would host the Afghans temporarily, after which time they would travel on to other nations.