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US State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirms that the first evacuation flight from Kabul since the US-led evacuation ended on August 30 has successfully landed in Doha, Qatar. SOUNDBITE
The Taliban have vowed "safe passage for Americans, for third country nationals, and Afghans at risk," once the the pullout deadline of August 31st has passed, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a press briefing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
"We believe that we have time between now and the 31st to get out any American who wants to get out," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters as evacuations from Afghanistan continue, with Washington's withdrawal deadline coming to a close following the Taliban takeover. SOUNDBITE
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman confirms the US has seen the announcement that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, but adds that Ghani "no longer a figure in Afghanistan" while speaking at a State Department briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says the Taliban is "blocking Afghans who wish to leave the country from leaving the airport" while speaking at a State Department briefing. SOUNDBITE
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