killing of 13 u.s. service members yesterday. and what do we know about how the security situation is affecting the operation? those evacuations are still ongoing. we know that over the course of 12 hours today, that s kind of how they look at it in these increments of 12 and 24 hours. there were evacuations of 4,200 people. that is down from the peak of around 20,000 people over 24 hours, but it is still well within the range that the pentagon was aiming for around 5,000 to 9,000 every 24 hours. so the evacuations still are happening. in fact, the numbers are substantial and impressive. so far we understand that 109,200 people have been pulled out in less than two weeks. so this is a monumental task and a very impressive logistical operation under the most difficult of circumstances. it is extraordinary on the same day there was this suicide
4,200 people. um, that is down from the peak of around 20,000 people over 24 hours. but it is still well within the range that the pentagon was aiming for of around 5 to 9,000 every 24 hours. so, the the evacuations still are happening. in fact, they re the the numbers are are substantial and impressive. so far, we understand that 109,200 people have been pulled out in less than two weeks. so, this is this is a monumental task and and a very impressive logistical operation under the most difficult of circumstances. yeah. and it s extraordinary that even on the same day that there was this horrific suicide bombing. and the the death of 13 u.s. service members, more than 150 afghans, that the evacuations still continue. it shows the professionalism of of the forces on the ground there. alex, appreciate the reporting. want to go, next, to cnn s chief international correspondent, clarissa ward, in doha, qatar. clarissa, the white house said
from afghanistan since august 14th to 109,200 evacuees. thank you very, very much. let s go to the region right now. our chief international correspondent clarissa ward is joining us right now. what are you learning of the scene around kabul airport right now. reporter: wolf, what a difference a day makes. it was startling to see just how quiet things were on the streets around the airport today, particularly around abbey gate where that explosion took place. that s partly because what the taliban has essentially done now is pushed its perimeter further away from the outside of the airport. they are basically trying to block people from getting close to where those u.s. servicemen and ordinary afghan civilians and indeed taliban fighters were killed in that explosion yesterday. and, to be honest, their task is