White House: Kabul airport is open, flights are able to land and depart, including on civilian side. 3,500 troops are on the ground. U.S. military flights are taking off w/ U.S. citizens & U.S. Embassy personnel on board. 700+ evacuated Monday including 150 U.S. citizens.
Important context here: 700+ is far less than what U.S. officials had said would be doable. They've said in recent days the goal is 5,000 per day.
At the Pentagon, defense officials tell reporters there's been "no hostile interactions" with Taliban in Kabul as the evacuation continues.
At the Pentagon, Army Gen. William "Hank" Taylor says in response to a reporter question that within 24 hours, the plan is for the U.S. to have at least one evacuation flight leave Kabul per hour.
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