GOP Rep Issa Reveals His Team Has Helped Elderly American Couple Escape Afghanistan After Weeks of Taliban Torment

An elderly California couple is returning home after being trapped in 🇦🇫Afghanistan for weeks following the U.S. military’s departure from the country, according to California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa.

“This is a cause for celebration and the result of almost countless hours of work under very difficult conditions,” Issa said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Our team simply would not give up, and today it paid off and we got them home,” the congressman added.

The names of the couple are reportedly being withheld at the family’s request due to fear of violence toward relatives who remain in 🇦🇫Afghanistan.

The couple sought to leave the nation for weeks but were repeatedly “harassed and intimidated” at Taliban checkpoints in their attempts to reach the Kabul airport.

The couple’s granddaughter contacted Issa’s office for assistance. The congressman’s team then launched the effort leading to the couple’s departure.

“I want to thank Congressman Issa and his staff both in Washington and California for everything they did to help my grandparents come home. We are all so grateful,” the granddaughter said in the statement.

Issa’s office has helped 33 members of his district escape Afghanistan