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We are setting, as g7, is that they have got to guarantee, right the way through through august the 31st and beyond safe passage for those who want to come out. but this poses a risk. it is the taliban who ultimately is deciding this deadline, because the group says the us and allied forces have to leave by the end of the month or face consequences. the biden administration is confident it can make the deadline and that whoever wants to leave will be able to. since august the 14th, he says, more than 70,000 people, including afghan allies, have been flown out of harm s way. the us has already begun to leave and, as hundreds of soldiers fly back home, the numbers of desperate people arriving at kabul airport keeps increasing. ....
Active duty u.s. military, the white house is speeding up the vaccinations out of afghanistan now with eight days left officially until the august 31 troop withdrawal deadline. the administration says in the past 24 hours, nearly 11,000 people have been evacuated from kabul. 48,000 have been airlifted out since august the 14th. crowds desperate to leave afghanistan remain outside the airport gates where it s bedlam. the pentagon says u.s. military commanders are in contact with the taliban. today we learned about another mission to rescue stranded americans outside the airport. the commanders on the ground certainly have the authorities they need to pursue opportunities to bring people in. and one of the means at their disposal is of course rotary aircraft helicopters. and we have done that on a couple of occasions. i certainly wouldn t rule out that we would do it again if it was the best way. so for the record, a couple of extractions thus far. meanwhile there s increasing ....
Just since august the 14th. 75,900 people since the end of july. just in the past 12 hours another 19 u.s. military flights, 18 c-17s and one c-130 carrying approximately 6,400 evacuees and 31 coalition flights carrying 5,600 people have left kabul, just in the last 12 hours. the total of 50 more flights, 12,000 more people since i updated you this morning. these numbers are a testament to the efforts of our brave service women and men, to our diplomats on the ground in kabul, and to our allies still standing with us. we had a productive discussion. there was strong agreement among the leaders, both about the evacuation mission underway as well as the need to coordinate our approach to afghanistan as we move forward. ....
Just since august the 14th. 75,900 people since the end of july. just in the past 12 hours, another 19 u.s. military flights, 18 c-17s, carrying approximately 6,400 evacuees, and 31 coalition flights carrying 5,600 people have left kabul just in the last 12 hours. the total of 50 more flights, 12,000 more people since i ve updated you this morning. these numbers are a testament to the efforts of our brave service women and men, to our diplomats on the ground in kabul, and to our allies still standing with us. and we had a productive discussion. there is strong agreement among the leaders both about the evacuation miction underway as well as the need to coordinate our approach to the afghan to afghanistan as we move forward. ....
Ultimately, it will be the president s decision how this proceeds. no one else s. meanwhile, the u.s. is ramping up evacuations in kabul. nearly 11,000 people were airlifted out during a 12-hour period yesterday and that brings the total number of people evacuated to approximately 48,000 since august the 14th. following a classified briefing late-last night, house intelligence committee chairman, adam schiff, expressed doubt that evacuations in afghanistan could be completed by the end of this month. i think it s possible but i think it s very unlikely. um, given the number of americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of sivs, the number of others who are members of the the afghan press, civil-society leaders, women leaders. it s hard for me to imagine all of that can be accomplished between now and the end of the month. meanwhile, the white house press secretary jen psaki had a ....