U.S. has evacuated 7,000 people from Kabul in past week as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline nears

More than 2,000 people were evacuated on C-17 aircraft in the past 24 hours, Taylor said.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby estimated that about 300 of the passengers were Americans. Kirby told reporters Thursday he does not know how many U.S. citizens are left in Afghanistan.

"I don't have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul," Austin said when asked about those who cannot reach the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul because they are behind Taliban checkpoints.The U.S. is relying on an agreement with the Taliban to guarantee the safe passage of Americans.

"We're gonna do everything in our power to get all Americans out and our allies out," Biden said, adding that he may consider extending the August 31 deadline of a full troop withdrawal.

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