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Afghanistan evacuation effort sparks bottleneck at Dulles Airport

The Pentagon effort to use U.S. airlines to ease crowded conditions at overseas military bases is creating a new bottleneck at Dulles International Airport, where planes carrying Afghan refugees are stacking up on the tarmac as officials take up to 10 hours to process passengers before they can depart.

TSA extends mask mandate at least into January

The Transportation Security Administration is set to extend its mask mandate for all trains, planes, and buses through at least Jan. 18, 2022, a spokesperson told Fox News.