Another 32 US citizens or permanent residents left Afghanistan with
Washington's support on Friday, the White House said.
Nineteen US citizens were onboard a Qatar Airways flight, the second in as
many days, from Kabul while two US citizens and 11 US permanent residents left
Afghanistan by land, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said.
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She renewed gratitude to Qatar, which was already the transit point for
about half of the 123,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan as the
pro-Western government crumbled and the Taliban took over.
"Today's departures demonstrate how we are giving Americans clear and
safe options to leave Afghanistan from different locations," Horne said in
a statement.
"We will continue to provide proven options for leaving. It is up to
Americans who remain whether they choose to take them."
Twenty-one US citizens or permanent residents were on a first Qatar Airways
flight that left Kabul on Thursday.
A State Department spokeswoman, Jalina Porter, said that 44
US citizens or
permanent residents were offered seats on the latest flight.
Around 100 Americans remain in Afghanistan, she said. Most are believed to
be dual nationals or have other deep connections to Afghanistan.
The White House on Thursday had praised the Taliban as
"businesslike" in allowing the departures -- a positive sign as
Washington decides whether it can work with the Islamists it battled for two
decades.
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