The White House announced Friday, September 10, the departure from Afghanistan of 32 people, including 21 US citizens and 11 permanent residents, by air and land.
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19 US citizens left Kabul on a flight operated by Qatar Airways, while 2 other US citizens as well as 11 permanent residents of the United States left the country by land, according to a statement from the Council spokesperson. to National Security (NSC), Emily Horne, who does not specify which border was crossed. She expressed the “
deep gratitude
” of the United States to Qatar for its assistance in these evacuation operations. "
Today's departures prove that we are giving US citizens clear and safe options to leave Afghanistan from various locations,
" the statement read.
The NSC spokesperson also underlines that some American citizens still present in Afghanistan have so far chosen to stay there, which "
is their right
". Jalina Porter, a spokeswoman for the State Department, estimated Friday that "
about 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan
", and described the situation as "
very fluid
". Washington announced Thursday the first evacuation flight since the withdrawal on August 31 of the American military and the end of the gigantic airlift they had organized to allow more than 120,000 people to leave Afghanistan.