Hundreds of Americans Remain in Afghanistan as Deadline Looms

Evacuees walk to be processed during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 25, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout via Reuters

Roughly 600 Americans remained in Afghanistan as of Aug. 30, one day ahead of the U.S. withdrawal deadline, according to U.S. military officials.

About 5,400 of the 122,000 people that the U.S. military has evacuated, or facilitated the evacuation of, in recent weeks were Americans, Pentagon officials told reporters on Aug. 30.