A Marine provides fresh water to a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. The U.S. has evacuated approximately 9,000 people since Aug. 14, according to a White House official. Read more:
With more than 5,200 U.S. troops on the ground at the main airport in Afghanistan, officials are increasing evacuation efforts for the thousands of Americans and Afghan allies still in the country.Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government's collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule.
The U.S. has evacuated approximately 9,000 people since Aug. 14, according to a White House official, with 3,000 people evacuated Thursday and double that number slated to be flown out Friday. Pentagon officials have said their focus remains on maintaining the airport perimeter and increasing the number of evacuees out of Kabul.
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