<p>The United States evacuated about 3,000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on Thursday, a White House official said.</p>.<p>"The United States evacuated approximately 3,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport on 16 C-17 flights," the official said in a media pool report on Friday, adding that nearly 350 were US citizens.</p>.<p>"Additional evacuees include family members of US citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and their families, and vulnerable Afghans," the official said, for a tally of about 9,000 evacuated by the military since August 14.</p>
<p>The United States evacuated about 3,000 people from Afghanistan's Kabul airport on Thursday, a White House official said.</p>.<p>"The United States evacuated approximately 3,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport on 16 C-17 flights," the official said in a media pool report on Friday, adding that nearly 350 were US citizens.</p>.<p>"Additional evacuees include family members of US citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and their families, and vulnerable Afghans," the official said, for a tally of about 9,000 evacuated by the military since August 14.</p>