WASHINGTON, About 13,400 people were evacuated from Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, a White House official said Thursday.

The official indicated that 17 US military flights evacuated approximately 5,100 people from Kabul and 74 coalition aircraft evacuated approximately 8,300 people. “Since August 14, the US has evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of approximately 95,700 people,” the official noted. “Since the end of July, we have re-located approximately 101,300 people.” Late Wednesday, the US Embassy in Kabul warned Americans at a number of gates at Kabul airport to “leave immediately” due to “security threats.” In this regard, Acting US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ross Wilson told ABC network “it was clearly regarded as credible, as imminent, as compelling.” He added “our intention was to urge Americans and frankly others not to come to the airport.” “Being part of these huge crowds that remain around the gates, entrances to the airport, is dangerous. We’re obviously concerned about our own people as well,” he stressed.

Source: Kuwait News Agency