Another 21 U.S. citizens evacuated from Afghanistan as Taliban allow some departures

Evacuations continued in Afghanistan on Friday with an additional 21 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents fleeing Taliban rule, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. This comes a day after the Taliban allowed a flight carrying Americans and other foreign nationals to depart the country for the first time since U.S. forces withdrew last month.

Two U.S. citizens and the 11 legal residents took an "overland route" out of the country. "We provided guidance to them, worked to facilitate their safe passage, and Embassy officials greeted them once they had crossed the border," Blinken said late Friday.  It was not clear which border they traveled to.