The United States will seek to evacuate as many U.S. citizens and Afghan interpreters as possible in coming weeks, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday, saying Americans could again make their way to the Kabul airport.
In a series of U.S. television interviews, Kirby said the U.S. military, including thousands of incoming troops, were squarely focused on airport operations and security.
"We're going to work really hard in the coming weeks to get as many of them out of the country as we can." Three U.S. military bases were prepared to accept up to 22,000 Afghan allies in the coming weeks, he added.
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