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handle is hein.crs/goveekl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ RResearch Service informing the Iegislative debate since 1914___________________ Afghan Aerial Evacuation in Context August 24, 2021 On August 15, 2021, the U.S. military began evacuating thousands of persons from Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. As of August 24, the military has airlifted approximately 64,000 persons since July (Figure 1)-of those, approximately 40,000 were reportedly evacuated since August 16 and 12,700 were reportedly evacuated on August 23 alone. President Biden has stated that he intends to complete the evacuation and the Taliban have stipulated that U.S. forces need to withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31. Figure I. Stated Passenger Evacuations and Flights, by Day 14,000 40 12,000 35 30 10,000 25 L 8000 20 L a 00 7 15 Q 0 0 16-Aug 17-Aug 18-Aug 19-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug 22-Aug 23-Aug Passengers 0 Flights Source: CRS analysis of DOD press briefing transcripts August 17-24. Both military and civilian aircraft are being used for the evacuation. General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated on August 18 that the U. S. military was flying on average 20 C-17 flights every 24 hours, with the ability to expand capacity. On August 22, U.S. and allies performed 94 flights from Kabul. On the same day, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF), leveraging 18 aircraft from six airlines to augment Air Force capacity. This is the third time the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11730 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress-

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