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With just five days left until the formal withdrawal date for U.S. forces in Afghanistan,

efforts continue to ensure no Americans or local allies are left stranded in the country.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave an update

on America's evacuation efforts, stating that the U.S. military and allies have evacuated

around 4,500 American passport holders so far. Blinken also attempted to justify the uncertainty

surrounding the exact numbers of Americans still stranded in Afghanistan, saying that Americans

are not required to report their location to the government.

The Biden administration has come under fire for being unable to provide precise statistics

on the amount of Americans trapped abroad. Here's some of Blinken's statements via

Reuters.

It's hard to overstate the complexity and the danger of this effort. We're operating

in a hostile environment in a city and country, now controlled by the Taliban, with the

very real possibility of an ISIS-K attack. We're taking every precaution, but this is

very high risk. As the President said yesterday, we're on track to complete our mission by

August 31st, provided the Taliban continued to cooperate, and there are no disruptions

to this effort.

Major General Hank Taylor, the Vice Director for Logistics of the Joint Staff, said per

CNN, 88,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan and a plane departed Kabul airport

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