28 US Citizens Depart Kabul via Charter Flight, State Department Confirms

Passengers prepare to board a Qatar Airways aircraft at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

Almost 30 more U.S. citizens have been flown out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan since the full withdrawal of U.S. troops, the State Department confirmed on Sept. 18.

“We can confirm that a Qatar Airways charter flight departed from Kabul yesterday with 28 U.S. citizens and 7 lawful permanent residents on board,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.