Kabul Evacuation Numbers to Fluctuate, Biden Says

WASHINGTON - The number of people evacuated from Kabul will change from day to day, President Joe Biden said in a televised address Sunday, depending on specific conditions and safety of the day.

Earlier Sunday, the White House said the U.S. had evacuated 7,400 people from Kabul in the previous 24 hours and Biden said as many as 11,000 were evacuated in a 36-hour period over the weekend. Tens of thousands more await a ride out of Kabul. In all, the U.S. has evacuated 25,100 people in the last week, a White House official said. “Any American who wants to get home, will get home," Biden said. “We're also moving to work our Afghan allies … and other vulnerable Afghans out of the country.”