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U.N. Cargo Plane

The U.N. cargo plane stands ready on the ground in Kandahar, primed to extract the boy and his guardian for urgent medical transport within a 40-hour window. Bartlet, Leo, and staff brief in the basement hallway, coordinating logistics as Bartlet overrides political cautions and orders the team to receive them for immediate flight. The plane anchors the mission's operational pivot.

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Purpose

Transports the boy and guardian from Kandahar to medical care

Significance

Enables Bartlet's humanitarian directive to save the child, cutting through bureaucratic delays and political risks to prioritize the boy's youth and medical urgency

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Eleven Minutes — Bartlet Clears the Mission

The U.N. cargo plane is cited as the on-site extraction asset in Kandahar, already on the ground and poised to move the boy and his guardian if the President gives the go-ahead — a tangible, time-sensitive link in the evacuation chain.

Before: On the ground in Kandahar, ready to depart pending authorization.

After: Remain on standby awaiting final authorization and coordination; operational readiness unchanged but now under an authorized timeline pressure.

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