Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that the United States would seek to evacuate as many American citizens and Afghan interpreters as possible in the coming weeks, adding that Americans could again make their way to Kabul airport.
In a series of US television interviews, Kirby stated that the US military, including thousands of incoming troops, was completely focused on airport operations and security.
“We are committed to getting this fall through in a safe and orderly manner, and we are committed to getting many of our US citizens out as well as the many interpreters and translators that we have,” Kirby told MSNBC.
“We’re going to work really hard to get as many of them out of the country as possible in the coming weeks.”
Kirby told CNN’s “New Day” program that between 5,000 and 10,000 US citizens are believed to live in the Kabul area, and that the United States may move between 5,000 and 9,000 people from Kabul per day.
He said three US military bases are ready to accept 22,000 Afghan allies in the coming weeks.
More than 700 people, including more than 150 US citizens, were evacuated in the past 24 hours, Kirby said separately on ABC News’s “Good Morning America.”
While the airport was open and flights were operating, there were some security concerns in the southern part of the airport, he said.
“Military our focus … is very attentive to the airport – making sure we can keep it running, that we can maintain security and stability there.”
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