Afghanistan collapse: US has processed almost 5,000 for evacuation from Kabul
August 18, 2021 at 17:51 PM EDT
The U.S. military has evacuated nearly 5,000 people from Kabul in the last several days, including about 2,000 in the last 24 hours, the State Department said on Wednesday as the U.S. continues to try and remove American citizens and Afghan allies while the Taliban secures its grip on the country.