This handout image shows A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) passes out water to evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 22. Sgt. Isaiah Campbell / U.S. Marine Corps via Getty ImagesThe US State Department said it has contacted every American who has expressed interest in leaving…
The US State Department said it had been in touch with every American who has expressed interest in leaving Afghanistan through the online Repatriation Assistance Request form on the US Embassy in Kabul’s website.
In a tweet on Tuesday, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said the department had made more than 4,000 calls in the last four days.
Approximately 4,000 American citizens and their families have been evacuated so far, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, reported CNBC. However, it is not known how many Americans are still in Afghanistan.
When asked for an exact figure, White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters in a briefing Tuesday that the US does not track its citizens’ whereabouts in the world. But she added the State Department would have a more accurate figure on Wednesday.
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