“Since August 14, we have received confirmation that about 6 thousand Americans have been evacuated.

This number is likely to grow, ”TASS quotes her.

According to Psaki, the American side believes that only a small number of US citizens remain in Afghanistan.

“We determine how much is left,” she added.

Earlier, the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin discussed by phone with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar the evacuation operation in Afghanistan.