Two members of the United States Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the chaotic evacuation, stunning State Department and US military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, US officials say.Representative Seth Moulton (Democrat, Massachusetts) and Representative Peter Meijer, (Republican, Michigan) flew in and out on charter aircraft and were on the ground at the Kabul airport for several hours on Tuesday. That led officials to complain that they could be taking seats that would have otherwise gone to other Americans or Afghans fleeing the country, but the congressmen said in a joint statement that they made sure to leave on a flight with empty seats.
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