U.S. troops have rescued Americans in Afghanistan’s largest city at least twice since the Taliban took over the country, U.S. military officials confirmed Monday. Troops left the U.S.-held Hamid Karzai International Airport last week and rescued a group of 169 Americans, the Pentagon confirmed late last week. Troops used Chinook helicopters to perform the rescue from the Baron Hotel, near the airport an official later told news outlets. At least one other rescue mission has been performed using aircraft, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. “There has been at least one additional incident instance where rotary airlift was used to help Americans get from outside the airport into the airport,” Kirby told a press conference in Washington. Thousands of Americans, Afghans, and others have made it to the airport, but they’ve had to brave streets patrolled by Taliban terrorists. Militants have reportedly blocked some people from the facility. They also beat …
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