State Dept pressed on evacuating those left behind in Afghanistan

President Biden's State Department repeatedly touted its evacuation efforts Friday while offering vague assurances for when individuals who remained in Afghanistan before and after the Aug. 31 withdrawal date.

"We have brought to safety, with our partners, more than 100,000 individuals," said Price. "Many of these individuals were precisely in that position – fearing that were they to have stayed behind they could be subject to intimidation, to violence, or worse … that is why we have worked so assiduously, together with our partners, to effect this evacuation – the results of which speak for themselves." Price added that the U.S. government had a special obligation to a subset of people seeking to leave Afghanistan (e.g. American citizens).