White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain
Ron Klain’s state department says it has no “reliable means” to confirm whether the Taliban is preventing Americans from leaving Afghanistan Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortion law. he estimates that there are still about 100 Americans left in Afghanistan waiting to be evacuated.
“We think it’s about 100. We’re in touch with everyone we’ve identified periodically,” Klain said Sunday during CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“We hope that in the coming days the Qataris will be able to resume air service outside Kabul. And, if they do, we’ll obviously look at whether Americans can be a part of those flights. We are going to look for ways to get them: those who want to leave, get them out of Afghanistan, ”he added.
He said some Americans have family members in the country and some people want to stay, but noted that the U.S. would evacuate those who wanted to leave the country after the withdrawal last week of the final member of the North American service. American.
Some rescue groups told The Associated Press that they are concerned that some Americans and people considered equally worthy of evacuation (green card holders) are missing the number of U.S. people wishing to leave Afghanistan.
secretary of state Anthony Blink
Anthony Blinken’s State Department says it has no “reliable means” to confirm whether the Taliban are preventing Americans from leaving Afghanistan Blinken and Austin visit Gulf allies and Europeans to discuss failed war Afghanistan. Klain estimates that about 100 Americans are still in Afghanistan MORE has said U.S. evacuation efforts also include those that helped the U.S. government over the past 20 years and green card holders, the AP noted.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Blinken said the department was still in “constant contact” with Americans in Afghanistan and wanted to leave.
“Most of the remaining U.S. citizens are dual nationals, their home is Afghanistan, and extended families live there. So it’s no surprise that deciding whether or not to leave the place they call home is a decision. disconcerting, ”he said.
In a statement to The Hill on Saturday, a State Department spokesman said the figures “are dynamic and constantly changing as we scrutinize our data sets, update with the latest manifestos, determine that U.S. citizens in the our lists have already left Afghanistan and are reaching those we believe may still be in Afghanistan. “
The spokesman also noted that the figures could fluctuate depending on different factors.