State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday refused to pinpoint the number of Afghan evacuees expected to leave Kabul by the Aug. 31 deadline, when U.S. forces are scheduled to pull out.
"That overall number is going to depend on a few factors. First, it’s going to depend on the number of people who wish to be relocated," Price told reporters."We have made contact with many of these individuals. We have indicated that if they wish to relocate that we are offering to facilitate that for them, and in some cases, they should consider making their way to the airport compound.
Price said the State Department is holding"ongoing" conversations with U.S. citizens, at-risk Afghans, third-country nationals, and"partners who have worked with us on the ground" to facilitate relocations. "The Taliban…have assured us that they will allow Afghans who wish to leave the country to do so after Aug. 31," Price said."They at least profess to agree with us that a functioning, secure, and operational airport is essential to the well-being of the Afghan people and the maintenance of the Afghan economy.
The president said he was committed to evacuating all 10,000 to 15,000 Americans out of Afghanistan, even if that meant keeping U.S. military forces on the ground past Aug. 31.
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