Some 100 US Citizens Still Remain in Afghanistan, White House Official Estimates

Taliban fighters stand guard as they check commuters at a road checkpoint in Kabul on Sept. 4, 2021. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images

Some 100 American citizens still remain in Afghanistan following the U.S. military withdrawal and “many of them want to stay,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said on Sunday.

During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Klain said that the U.S. government is in touch with “all” of the Americans still left in the country who have been identified “on a regular basis.”