00:00The Taliban have made public and private commitments to provide and permit safe passage for Americans, for third country nationals,
00:08and Afghans at risk going forward past August 31st.
00:12Starting on August 14, when our evacuation operations began, there was then a population of as many as 6,000
00:19American citizens in Afghanistan who wanted to leave.
00:23Over the last 10 days, roughly 4,500 of these Americans have been safely evacuated, along with immediate family members.
00:32Over the past 24 hours, we've been in direct contact with approximately 500 additional Americans and provided specific instructions on
00:43how to get to the airport safely.
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