Pentagon press secretary John Kirby speaks during a press briefing on August 16. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)After the chaos and disruptions at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Monday, US air operations have resumed on Tuesday, however, the military is still working to ensure that the security is sustainable, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said. At the same time, 700 to 800 individuals have been flown out of Afghanistan, which includes roughly 150 Americans, Kirby said Tuesday. Once all the troops are in, military crafts could keep flying in and out of the country, he explained. Now that the air operations have resumed, Americans present in the country can begin to move to the airport to get a flight out, Kirby said.

Source: CNN August 17, 2021 12:25 UTC