
Pace of US evacuation flights from Afghanistan slowing one day before Biden's deadline: officials
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U.S. evacuation flights from Kabul are slowing, officials told Fox News Monday, just a day before President Biden’s set Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
According to the White House, on Sunday, a total of approximately 1,200 people were evacuated from Kabul. The White House said that evacuation was the result of 26 U.S. military flights, 26 C-17s, which carried approximately 1,200 evacuees, and two coalition flights, which carried 50 people. The White House said Monday that since Aug. 14, when the mission began, the U.S. has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 116,700 people. And since the end of July, the White House said the U.S. has relocated nearly 122,300 people from Afghanistan.More Related News