Iowa Senator Joni Ernst slammed the State Department on Monday for going "radio silent" on her staffers after they attempted to submit evacuation requests for U.S. citizens and allies trapped in Afghanistan. If they need additional people working at the State Department they darn well better get them on board now so we can process all of these requests." Ernst said that many people have been calling their local officials in order to send word to the State Department to identify who still needs to be evacuated from Kabul. President Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday admitted that the administration still does not know how many Americans are in Afghanistan. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSimilarly, State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday refused to pinpoint the number of Afghan evacuees expected to leave Kabul by the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2021 18:00 UTC