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Saving Afghan women, the White House criticized Hillary Clinton for calling Zelensky and Edi Rama

2023-09-09 09:50:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Saving Afghan women, the White House criticized Hillary Clinton for calling
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The White House has reprimanded former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was helping evacuate Afghan women amid a chaotic US withdrawal, for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office to ask for help, according to a newly published book. .

Atlantic magazine writer Franklin Foer in his newly published book, "The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Fight for America's Future" points out that during the August 2021 retreat, Clinton had a "Kill List " of women in Afghanistan who could be targeted by the Taliban after the United States left the country.

They were called the "white scarves," Foer writes, because Clinton's team told them to wear white scarves so they would be identifiable.

The former secretary called the emir of Qatar to ask him to escort buses carrying the women through Taliban checkpoints, according to Foer, and she called Zelensky's office to arrange military transport from the airport.

"Clinton called an aide to the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, asking if she could put the refugees on a military transport plane bound for Kiev. The effort earned her a reprimand,” Foer wrote.

"What are you doing calling the Ukrainian government,'' Jake Sullivan asked him," Foer writes in the book, referring to President Biden's national security adviser.

"'Well,' she replied. 'I wouldn't have to call if you guys did the work,'" Foer wrote.

Afterwards, Clinton "assured" Sullivan that she would coordinate with the Biden administration, although she had already reached out to other world leaders.

She had also called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a favor, but she was "not advocating on behalf of the U.S. government," Foer said.

Clinton also called Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who honored former President Clinton for protecting Albanians in Kosovo in 1999, to ask for help housing Afghan women.

The "Kill List" of 15,000 Afghan women and their families was compiled by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, which was headed by former Clinton chief of staff Melanne Verveer. The former first lady was able to get more than 1,000 people out of Afghanistan.

The Hill has reached out to the White House and Clinton for comment.

Foer's book is an insider's account of Biden's first two years in office and was released on Tuesday. It includes almost 300 interviews between November 2020 and February 2023./ Source: The Hill


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