coalition forces began the evacuation, approximately 111,000 evacuees have departed safely. the state department counselor officers continue to screen and process people arriving at gates around kabul. some gates have been close and we reported but american citizens, siv applicants and vulnerable afghans with the designated and proper credentials will continue to be processed for departure from the airfield. there is still approximately 5,400 individuals on the airport as of this report awaiting for flights out of afghanistan. we have the ability to include evacuees on u.s. military airlift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement evacuees through our intermediate staging
credible threats and we want to make sure we re prepared. reporter: the pentagon warning those could be rocket or vehicle bombs. in kabul, families collect the bodies of loved ones and survivors come to terms with what has happened. this man says that he was an interpreter for the british and among the hundreds of afghan wounded. i fell into the stream and thought i was the only one alive. i saw all the other people were dead. more than 5,000 evacuees are waiting for flights attica beau kabul s airport and italy and spain ended their missions in afghanistan. we have the ability to include evacuees on u.s. military airlift out of afghanistan until the very end. reporter: the walls of kabul s airport are stained with blood as afghanistan counts down the final days of america s longest war. erin, this is the bloodiest attack committed by isis-k but
efficiency and since u.s. and coalition forces began the evacuation approximately 111,000 evacuees have departed safely. the state department consular officers continue to screen and process people arriving at gates around kabul. some gates are closed but american citizens, siv applicants and vulnerable afghans who have the proper credentials will continually to be processed for departure from the airfield. there are still approximately 5,400 individuals on the airport as of this report awaiting flights out of afghanistan. we have the ability to include evacuees on u.s. military airlift out of afghanistan until the very end. the department of defense has the continued responsibility to support the state department in the ongoing movement evacuees