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AUGUST 20, 2021
President Biden Remarks on Afghanistan Evacuations
President Biden gave remarks at the White House on military efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control. After announcing that approximately 18,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since July, including 13,000 people since evacuation operations began on August 14, the president said, “any American who wants to come home, we will get you home.” President Biden went on to say, “this evacuation mission is dangerous,” and that he cannot guarantee the outcome.
President Biden Remarks on Afghanistan Evacuations
President Biden gave remarks at the White House on military efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control. After announcing that approximately 18,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since July, including 13,000 people since evacuation operations began on August 14, the president said, “any American who wants to come home, we will get you home.” President Biden went on to say, “this evacuation mission is dangerous,” and that he cannot guarantee the outcome.
President Biden provides an update on the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan — 8/20/21
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the evacuation of American citizens and their families, SIV applicants, and vulnerable Afghans as Taliban seized Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. has airlifted about 7,000 people out of Kabul by cargo aircraft in the past five days, the Pentagon said Thursday, as U.S. forces race to evacuate as many people as possible with less than two weeks before a self-imposed deadline to pull out of the country.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the evacuation of American citizens and their families, SIV applicants, and vulnerable Afghans as Taliban seized Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. has airlifted about 7,000 people out of Kabul by cargo aircraft in the past five days, the Pentagon said Thursday, as U.S. forces race to evacuate as many people as possible with less than two weeks before a self-imposed deadline to pull out of the country.
Remarks by President Biden on Evacuations in Afghanistan
AUGUST 20, 2021•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
East Room
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I’ve just met with the Vice President, Secretary Blinken, Secretary Austin, National Security Advisor Sullivan, and other members the national security leadership team in the Situation Room to discuss our ongoing efforts to evacuate American citizens, third-country civilians, Afghan allies, and vulnerable Afghans. And I want to provide the American people with a brief update and the — on the situation in Afghanistan.
Since I spoke to you on Monday, we’ve made significant progress. We have secured the airport, enabling flights to resume. Not just military flights, but civilian charters and other — from other countries and the NGOs taking out civilians and vulnerable Afghan — vulnerable Afghans.
And now we have almost 6,000 troops on the ground, including the 82nd Airborne providing runway security, the Army 10th Mountain Division standing guard around the airport, and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assisting the civilian departure.
This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history. And the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far side of the world with this degree of precision is the United States of America.
We’ve already evacuated more than 18,000 people since July and approximately 13,000 since our military airlift began on August the 14th. Thousands more have been evacuated on private charter flights facilitated by the U.S. government.
These numbers include American citizens and permanent residents, as well as their families. It includes SIV applicants and their families — those Afghans who have worked alongside us, served alongside of us, gone into combat with us, and provided invaluable assistance to us, such as translators and interpreters.
The United States stands by its commitment that we’ve made to these people, and it includes other vulnerable Afghans, such as women leaders and journalists.
In fact, working in close coordination with the management of the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, we have successfully evacuated all 204 of their employees in Afghanistan on U.S. military aircraft earlier this week.
We have established the flow of flights, and we’ve increased the number of people we are moving out of the country... more
AUGUST 20, 2021•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
East Room
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I’ve just met with the Vice President, Secretary Blinken, Secretary Austin, National Security Advisor Sullivan, and other members the national security leadership team in the Situation Room to discuss our ongoing efforts to evacuate American citizens, third-country civilians, Afghan allies, and vulnerable Afghans. And I want to provide the American people with a brief update and the — on the situation in Afghanistan.
Since I spoke to you on Monday, we’ve made significant progress. We have secured the airport, enabling flights to resume. Not just military flights, but civilian charters and other — from other countries and the NGOs taking out civilians and vulnerable Afghan — vulnerable Afghans.
And now we have almost 6,000 troops on the ground, including the 82nd Airborne providing runway security, the Army 10th Mountain Division standing guard around the airport, and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit assisting the civilian departure.
This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history. And the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far side of the world with this degree of precision is the United States of America.
We’ve already evacuated more than 18,000 people since July and approximately 13,000 since our military airlift began on August the 14th. Thousands more have been evacuated on private charter flights facilitated by the U.S. government.
These numbers include American citizens and permanent residents, as well as their families. It includes SIV applicants and their families — those Afghans who have worked alongside us, served alongside of us, gone into combat with us, and provided invaluable assistance to us, such as translators and interpreters.
The United States stands by its commitment that we’ve made to these people, and it includes other vulnerable Afghans, such as women leaders and journalists.
In fact, working in close coordination with the management of the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, we have successfully evacuated all 204 of their employees in Afghanistan on U.S. military aircraft earlier this week.
We have established the flow of flights, and we’ve increased the number of people we are moving out of the country... more
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AUG. 20, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS
Pentagon officials provided a status update on the evacuation of Americans and eligible Afghans from Kabul.
John F. Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, and Army Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor, Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, held a press briefing this afternoon.
"Our throughput has increased and we continue to observe a steady progress in Kabul," Taylor said, referring to the flights out of the Hamid Karzai International Airport.
There was a pause of flights leaving Kabul earlier today, he said. The pause was because of a temporary resource and personnel capacity issue at one of our stopover locations.
Qatar is one of the primary stopover locations... more
Pentagon officials provided a status update on the evacuation of Americans and eligible Afghans from Kabul.
John F. Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, and Army Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor, Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations, held a press briefing this afternoon.
"Our throughput has increased and we continue to observe a steady progress in Kabul," Taylor said, referring to the flights out of the Hamid Karzai International Airport.
There was a pause of flights leaving Kabul earlier today, he said. The pause was because of a temporary resource and personnel capacity issue at one of our stopover locations.
Qatar is one of the primary stopover locations... more
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