U.S. commander has ordered restart to evacuation flights out of Afghanistan -official

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. commander on the ground has ordered a restart to evacuation flights out of Afghanistan after brief pause, a senior administration official said on Friday.

“There was a brief operational pause because we got so many people out yesterday, there was a bit of a backup as they processed people at third-party countries. The commander on the ground has issued the order to recommence,” the official said.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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