- Since August 14, more than 114,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan.
- The evacuated countries include the United States, Britain, India, Germany and France.
- The United States stated that there are still about 350 Afghan citizens trying to leave the country.
The United States and allies are eager to evacuate as many people as possible from Afghanistan before the August 31 deadline. The White House stated that since August 14, the day before the Taliban entered Kabul, the joint operation had evacuated more than 114,000 people.
Below are more detailed information on evacuation efforts by country/region:
America
The Pentagon stated that if necessary, the U.S. military will continue to evacuate personnel from Kabul Airport until August 31, but will prioritize the withdrawal of U.S. troops and military equipment in the past few days. On Monday, two U.S. officials said that most U.S. diplomats had left the country.
According to the US government, Washington has evacuated 5,400 US citizens since August 14.
A State Department spokesperson said that there are still about 350 American citizens in Afghanistan trying to leave the country.
U.K
The Ministry of Defense said that in the two weeks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the last British military plane left Kabul late on Saturday, evacuating more than 15,000 people.
Canada
The Canadian military stationed in Kabul ended its evacuation of its citizens and Afghans on Thursday, said General Wayne Ayer, the chief of defense staff.
He said that Canada has evacuated or assisted in the evacuation of approximately 3,700 Canadian and Afghan citizens.
Germany
Germany ended its evacuation flight on Thursday. The German military has evacuated 5,347 people, including more than 4,100 Afghans.
Germany previously stated that it has identified 10,000 people who need to be evacuated, including local Afghan staff, journalists and human rights activists. A spokesman for the Berlin Foreign Ministry said on Friday that about 300 German citizens are staying in Afghanistan.
France
The French Ministry of Defense said on Friday that it has completed its evacuation from Afghanistan. During the operation, nearly 3,000 people, including more than 2,600 Afghans, were taken to France.
Italy
The Italian Ministry of Defense stated that Italy evacuated 5,011 people, including 4,890 Afghan nationals, including 1,301 women and 1,453 children. The last evacuation flight took off on Friday.
Sweden
Swedish Foreign Minister Anlind said on Friday that Sweden has ended its evacuation mission in Kabul. She said that a total of 1,100 people were evacuated, including all embassy staff and their families who were employed locally.
Belgium
The Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Crowe said on Thursday that Belgium has ended its evacuation operation. He said that only more than 1,400 people were evacuated and the last flight arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Wednesday night.
Ireland
The Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that 36 Irish citizens have been evacuated after completing the emergency consular mission on Thursday.
It said it now knows that about 60 Irish citizens and family members and another 15 Afghan citizens with Irish residency are still in the country and request assistance, far exceeding their initial estimates.
Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki said on Thursday that Poland has evacuated about 900 people from Afghanistan, including about 300 women and 300 children.
Hungary
Hungarian Defense Minister Tibor Benko said on Thursday that Hungary had ended its evacuation in Afghanistan after 540 people were airlifted, including Hungarian citizens and Afghans who previously worked for the Hungarian army and their families.
Denmark
According to the Danish Ministry of Defense, Denmark and the remaining diplomats and military personnel carried out the final evacuation flight from Kabul on Wednesday.
The ministry stated that since August 14th, Denmark has airlifted about 1,000 people from Afghanistan, including diplomats, their families, former translators, Danish citizens and personnel from allied countries.
Ukraine
The head of the president’s office said on Saturday that Ukraine had evacuated all citizens who wanted to leave.
Andre Yermark said that more than 600 people were transported, including foreign journalists, human rights activists, women and children.
Austria
Austria stated that 109 people with Austrian citizens, residence or work permits have been evacuated. Foreign Minister Alexander Schellenberg said at a press conference on Monday that there are dozens of these people left, adding that as far as he knows, no one is a citizen, and new people get in touch with the Austrian authorities every day. .
Switzerland
The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that with the help of the German military, Switzerland has ended its evacuation from Afghanistan after repatriating 387 people within two weeks. It added in a statement that there are still 11 Swiss nationals — some of whom work for international organizations — and the Ministry is still in contact with them.
Dutch
The Dutch government said on Thursday that it has evacuated 2,500 people from Afghanistan since August 15th, and about 1,600 of them have been taken to the Netherlands. The Dutch ambassador left on the last flight on Thursday. The Dutch have no diplomatic presence in the country.
Spain
The Spanish government stated that it has completed the evacuation of personnel from Afghanistan. The government statement stated that two military planes carrying the last 81 Spaniards leaving Kabul arrived in Dubai early Friday. The planes also carried four Portuguese soldiers and 83 Afghans who had cooperated with NATO countries.
During its rescue mission, Spain evacuated 1,898 Afghans who had cooperated with Western countries, the United Nations or the European Union.
A woman evacuated from Afghanistan sits in the hangar of Ramstein Air Base converted into a waiting room. The United States has also used its military base in Ramstein, Palatinate, as a hub for evacuation of asylum seekers and local forces from Afghanistan. Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa (Photo from Uwe Anspach/Picture Alliance from Getty Images)
Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that, except for a small “technical team” left behind, Turkey has evacuated all its troops and civilians from Afghanistan.
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said earlier this week that Turkey has evacuated at least 1,400 people from Afghanistan, including about 1,000 Turkish citizens.
Qatar
Qatar said on Thursday that it has helped to evacuate more than 40,000 people to Doha and “will negotiate with international partners in the next few days to continue the evacuation work.”
United Arab Emirates
The UAE said on Thursday that it has helped evacuate 36,500 people so far, of which 8,500 have arrived in the UAE through its national airline or airport.
India
A government official said that India has airlifted 565 people from Afghanistan, most of them embassy staff and citizens living there, and dozens of Afghans, including Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.
Australia
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that Australia had evacuated 4,100 people in nine days, including more than 3,200 citizens with Australian visas and Afghans. The last scheduled flight departed before the airport attack. Other evacuees came from alliance partners.
Morrison admitted that some Australian visa holders are still in Afghanistan, but he does not know the exact number.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said that as part of the humanitarian plan, Australia has pledged to bring out at least 3,000 people in the next few months.
new Zealand
A government statement stated that the New Zealand Defence Force had taken three flights from Kabul, and the last planned flight had left before the attack.
At the time of the explosion, there were no New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Kabul, and there were no New Zealand evacuees at Kabul Airport. It said that based on preliminary figures, at least 276 New Zealand nationals and permanent residents, their family members and other visa holders were evacuated.
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