Nearly four months after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan from the Western-backed government, the State Department said Monday that it knows of fewer than a dozen US citizens who wish to leave the war-torn country.
In a statement, the department said it had “directly assisted” 479 Americans and 450 green card holders — as well as their immediate families — in leaving Afghanistan and relocating to the US since the official end of the chaotic American military evacuation on Aug. 31.
Officials said those Americans who wish to leave Afghanistan “are prepared to depart, and have the necessary travel documents.”