US airlifts 1,200 people through Kabul airport in past 24 hours

At least 1,200 people have been evacuated through Kabul airport in the Afghanistan capital in the past 24 hours on military flights operated by the United States, the White House said on Tuesday.

The White House also said on Twitter that the US has evacuated 122,300 people from Afghanistan since the end of July.

In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the US and its partner countries had reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safe travel of their citizens and at-risk Afghans outside Afghanistan.

“We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those who are at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan,” US State Department said in a joint statement by a dozen-odd countries.