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More vaccine monitor going into effect. earlier today, the largest school system announced its own rules and all teachers and staff in the new york city public school system must have at least one dose and then by september 27. the pentagon is also preparing to send specific vaccination guidelines to over 1 million active duty service members. speaking of the active duty military, the white house is speeding up the evacuations out of afghanistan now with eight days left officially until the august 31 troop withdrawal deadline. then ministration 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 pentagram. ....
As of this afternoon, we helped evacuate 70,700 people just since august the 14th. 75,900 people since the end of july. just in the past 12 hours, another 19 us military flights, 18 c-17s and one c-130 carrying approximately six,four00 evacuees and 31 coalition flights carrying five,600 people have left kabul. just in the last 12 hours. a 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 dep mats on the ground in kabul, and to our allies still standing with us. and 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 the afgan to ....
Thousands of americans and afghans race to escape the taliban takeover the group rejecting any extension to the august 31 withdrawal deadline, mark meredith is live at the white house. good morning to both of you, all three it s a new week at the white house and president biden faces a lot of challenges that we saw from last week trying to get americans and afghan allies out of the torn country the white house eager to let people know that they are working on this in the great progress is being made and we hear from the president on sunday who insist there is a lot of work to be done. we have evacuated 28000 people since august the 14th bringing a total number of people who evacuated since july to 33000 persons we are approving that we can move thousands of people out of day out of kabul, we have a long way to go and a lot can still go ....
Them back to their homes as well. and as we do this, we re also working to move our afghan allies who stood with us side by side and other vulnerable afghans such as women, leaders and journalists out of the country. as of this morning, we have evacuated nearly 28,000 people since august the 14th. on both u.s. and coalition aircraft, including civilian charters. bringing the total number of people we ve evacuated since july to approximately 33,000 persons. in one 24-hour period this weekend, 23 u.s. military flights, including 14 c-17s, nine c-130 flights left kabul carrying 3,900 passengers. we see no reason why this tempo will not be kept up. during the same period our military facilitated 3 of charter flights carrying an additional 4,000 evacuees to other countries that are taking ....
Diplomats, their em embassy stf who remain in afghanistan to get them back to their homes as well. and as we do this, we re also working to move our afghan allies who stood with us side by side and other vulnerable afghans such as women leaders and journalists out of the country. as of this morning, we ve evacuated nearly 28,000 people since august the 14th on u.s. and coalition aircraft including civilian charters. bringing the total number of people we ve evacuated since july to approximately 33,000 persons. in one 24-hour period this weekend, 23 u.s. military flights including 14 c-17s, 9 c-130 flights left kabul carrying 3,900 passengers. we we see no reason why this tempo will not be kept up. during the same period, our military facilitated another 35 charter flights carrying an additional 4,000 evacuees to ....