U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks at a State Department media briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the U.S. plan to evacuate U.S. citizens and refugees in Afghanistan on Aug. 18.
Sherman said the U.S. has helped evacuate more than 4,840 people in the past few days, and in addition to U.S. government personnel, citizens and permanent residents and their families in Afghanistan, the U.S. has invited more than 800 Afghan special immigrant visa holders to board flights to the U.S. and will continue to accelerate measures, including working with U.S. allies and partners, as well as non-governmental organizations, to help Afghans eligible for P1 or P2 refugee visas, including women, girls, human rights defenders, Journalists and other civil society advocates.
She said that U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Johnson agreed on Afghanistan next week to hold an online video conference of G7 leaders, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hold an online meeting of NATO foreign ministers on the 20th.
Sherman finally held a press conference on the Taliban 17, said the Taliban promised to allow women to work and study, but only within their limits, the United States and the international community will remain vigilant.
