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There is so headline news is saying that an explosion has taken place outside of the Kabul the airport. The reports also suggest that there is gunfire in fatalities including US Marines, but details are still scant. The action has been confirmed by the US Pentagon.
A massive evacuation effort is underway with a Taliban deadline of August 31 getting closer. The Secretary of State Blinken said yesterday:
- At least 4500 US citizens have been evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14
- says 6000 American citizens were in Afghanistan who wanted to leave when evacuations began
- there are less than 1000 Americans actively seeking to leave Afghanistan
- US is aggressively reaching out to the remaining of thousand contacts who may be Americans
- US developing plans for aiding departure after the 31st August.
