For the remaining roughly 1000 contacts that we had, who may be Americans seeking to leave Afghanistan, we`re aggressively reaching out to them multiple times a day. There is no deadline on our work to help any remaining American citizens who decide they want to leave to do so along with many Afghans.
Secretary of State Blinken discusses efforts to assist Americans and Afghans wanting to leave Afghanistan.
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