'However, 'we are unable to verify the authenticity or effectiveness of these efforts,' the statement said. A spokesperson for the State Department wrote in an emailed statement that the department appreciates 'community-led efforts to support the Afghan relocation and resettlement process, which reflects the generosity of the American people and the international community.' MarcusвЂ™ group said more than 350 people have been rescued, with nearly 300 leaving Kabul on other chartered flights that 'Operation Flyaway' reimbursed for providing safe passage from the country. The team had been met with skepticism from experts who questioned whether they had the capability to pull off such a mission at a time when governments, corporations, and charity groups were rushing to get their citizens and employees out of Afghanistan on whatever aircraft they could. The organizers had said they were seeking to rescue 300 people who, along with their families, were 'at imminent risk of being executed by the Taliban.' Those who were evacuated, Marcus said, were women, children, humanitarians, and others 'who have been fighting for the greater good in Afghanistan for a long time,' as well as their families. they donвЂ™t deserve what their future holds if they stay in Afghanistan right now.' 'WeвЂ™ve shed the political divisions in this situation and really come together from all walks of life to rally together and save these people because. 'I donвЂ™t know what word to use besides miraculous, because itвЂ™s restored my faith in humanity,' Marcus said. Saraya International, a global development firm, and the Rockefeller Foundation, which both provided organizational support for the flight to Uganda, as well as another company involved with the evacuation, confirmed to the AP that the flight was chartered by the emergency collaboration financed through MarcusвЂ™ Go FundMe campaign.

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