The White House said Monday that approximately 6,000 Americans have been evacuated or left Afghanistan and that a “small number” of U.S. citizens who want to leave remain in the country.
“Of those who identify as Americans who want to leave the country since August 14, so far we have received confirmation that some 6,000 have been evacuated or otherwise evacuated. That number is likely to continue to grow in as our disclosures and arrivals continue, ”said the White House press secretary Jen Psaki
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“We believe there are still a small number” of Americans in Afghanistan, Psaki said, adding that the Biden administration is working to determine exactly how many passing through passenger manifestos and reaching U.S. citizens by phone and text messages.
Psaki attributed the difficulty in determining the exact number of remaining Americans who want to leave in part to the fact that some longtime residents are still trying to determine if they want to leave Afghanistan.
He said the White House would provide a precise number of Americans who want to leave Afghanistan who will remain “as soon as possible.”
Sunday, Secretary of State Anthony Blink
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More than 120,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul on U.S. military and coalition flights since late July, with a large number of daily evacuations over the past week. Evacuation figures have shrunk as Tuesday’s withdrawal deadline approaches. Approximately 1,200 people were evacuated from early Sunday to early Monday, according to figures provided by the White House.
Thousands of Afghans at risk who helped the U.S. in the 20-year war in Afghanistan have been the ones evacuated from the country.
Biden administration officials have not wanted to say exactly when the remaining U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan.
Officials insist they will continue to try to help those who want to leave Afghanistan after the withdrawal deadline has passed.