announced on Monday more than 124,000 Afghans and 6,000 U.S. citizens were successfully evacuated out of Afghanistan. "The United States mobilized an unprecedented, global effort through our diplomatic channels to evacuate U.S.
citizens, personnel from partner nations, and at-risk Afghans from Kabul," according to a State Department news release. According to the State Department, a global network consisting of two dozen countries that spanned over four continents gave officials the ability to transport 65,000 people on a rolling basis, "including up to 2,000 spaces to accommodate persons that need longer-term processing," the news release stated.