Around 11,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: White House

US soldiers stand guard as Afghan people wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 16, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images

About 11,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, the White House said Tuesday.

“There are individuals who will self-identify as American citizens. That number is around 11,000 around the country,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington.