The CIA has launched clandestine operations to rescue Americans in and outside of Kabul in recent days, according to U.S. and other officials.
A congressional source knowledgeable about the evacuation effort said U.S. troops had gone into Kabul on joint missions with other allies to designated locations where they have picked up U.S. citizens, green-card holders, and Afghans who hold special visas for helping the U.S. military.
The Taliban, which has surrounded the Hamid Karzai International Airport since the city and country fell Aug. 15, has threatened retaliation against Americans and others if the U.S. remains past the deadline.
Pentagon officials also said on Friday that it had conducted an airlift operation with helicopters in Kabul on Thursday in which 169 Americans were rescued and brought inside the airport.
Three Chinook helicopters flew from Karzai International Airport about 200 meters just outside the security perimeter there to a makeshift landing zone at the Baron Hotel, where the American citizens had gathered, Mr. Kirby told reporters.
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