The U.S. has flown at least 23,876 Afghans to the U.S. since the Kabul airlift began, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The administration had previously declined to provide any data as to how many of the roughly 123,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan had traveled to the U.S.
Breaking it down: Of the 31,107 evacuees who entered the country between Aug. 17 and Aug. 31, 14% are U.S. citizens, 9% are legal permanent residents and 77% are "Afghans at risk," Price said.
- He did not provide a breakdown as to how many of those Afghans were part of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) pipeline due to their work with U.S. troops. A senior State Department official said earlier on Wednesday that most SIV applicants were unable to get out.
- Afghans evacuees are being processed and temporarily housed at seven military bases in the U.S. as well as at cites in the Gulf and in Europe.
- Price said the U.S. would continue to try to help those who are still trying to evacuate, with the top priority being the 100-200 remaining U.S. citizens.
Go deeper: Where the U.S. is taking Afghans evacuated from Kabul