White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the suspension was based on a statement from the Centers for Disease Control.
The Biden government has temporarily suspended Afghan refugee flights to the United States if four cases are found among newcomers.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday the suspension was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “with extreme caution”.
“These people are living in isolation according to health guidelines, and the CDC has started contacting them,” Psaki told reporters.
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can kill, especially children. Its prevalence has declined sharply in recent years as a result of widespread vaccination worldwide.
Psaki said all Afghan people arriving in the United States should have a “critical vaccine”.
“We are also looking at ways to vaccinate people while they are still overseas,” he said.
It is not known how long the travel ban will take. Thousands of Afghans at military bases in Germany, Qatar, Spain and other areas are waiting to relocate to the US where they will be deported before being deported.
US officials say the country wants to take part There are 50,000 Afghan people of the more than 100,000 deported to Afghanistan last month among Taliban insurgents.
Washington says it continues to work to help American citizens and Afghan people at risk of leaving Afghanistan to pursue U.S. forces. recover that completed on August 31st.
The second Qatar Airways flight departed Kabul on Friday after the plane leaves Afghanistan yesterday carrying 100 passengers, including foreign nationals.
Biden officials said the plane on Friday picked up 19 U.S. citizens.
National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said two other US nationals and 11 lawmakers (LPRs) had left Afghanistan via subways on Friday.
“We continue to work hard for the US government to help bring these people and other US citizens, LPRs, and Afghans to work for us who want to leave Afghanistan,” Horne said.
“Since terrorists are threatening to do such a thing, we cannot tell others about this before people leave this country.”
On Thursday, Horne confirmed contact with the Taliban in support of the first flight. “They have shown flexibility, and have been doing business with professionals and professionals in doing this. This is a good first step,” he said at the event.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the Taliban fulfilling its commitment to “allow foreign nationals, visa holders, and Afghan people to go abroad if they wish”.