On August 17, the US government evacuated about 1,100 US citizens from Afghanistan, Kommersant.ru reports. Among them are those who have a residence permit in the United States, and their family members. A White House spokesman said more than 3,200 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in recent days.
“Today, the United States has evacuated approximately 1,100 US citizens, US residents and their families using military aircraft. We now expect this number to increase as soon as the flow is established, ”said a White House spokesman.
According to him, 13 flights were carried out on Tuesday. “At the moment, more than 3200 people have been evacuated, including our employees. In addition to over 3,200 evacuees, more than 2,000 Afghans have applied for special US immigrant visas. States, ”he said.
A Western security official in the Afghan capital said more than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians were evacuated by military flights from Kabul, Reuters reported. He added that it is not yet known when civil flights from Kabul will resume.
According to former US President Donald Trump, the Taliban can accept about 40,000 Americans who leave Afghanistan: “I heard that there are 40,000 Americans in Afghanistan, in addition to those who are helping us. There are 40,000 potential hostages. "
Taliban fighters entered the tribe on 15 August. The US Embassy in the Afghan capital then began evacuating its diplomatic personnel. Meanwhile, Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself acting president after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.

Akif Nasirli