U.S. evacuations from Afghanistan total 82,300 in 11 days as Biden holds to August 31 deadline

Washington — The United States has evacuated roughly 82,300 people on U.S. military and coalition flights from Kabul since August 14, the White House said Wednesday, as the Biden administration warns of growing risk to American and allied forces on the ground in Afghanistan with each day that passes.

The administration has ramped up the pace of evacuations of U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans from Kabul in recent days, with roughly 19,000 people airlifted from the main airport in the capital over a 24-hour period beginning early Tuesday morning. Forty-two U.S. military flights — C-17s and C-130s — carried about 11,200 evacuees, and 48 coalition flights brought 7,800 out of Afghanistan, the White House said.