![]() We will continue to support the interagency effort led by the Department of Homeland Security to screen them and to process some of them to lead new lives in America. We will provide these men, women, and children with temporary living spaces, medical care, and sustenance at military facilities at home and abroad. We will help these Afghan friends as they now turn to the task of beginning new lives in new places. I want to thank all those who labored so hard and under such difficult circumstances over the past few weeks, including dozens of our diplomats, to move some 6,000 of our fellow citizens out of harm’s way and evacuate more than 123,000 people from Afghanistan-the vast majority of whom are Afghans, friends and allies who fought by our side and fought for our shared values. And I am thankful for the skill and professionalism with which they do it. Over the course of more than four decades in service, I have never ceased to be amazed at what an American service member can do. That is a testament not only to our forces’ capabilities and courage but also to our relationships and the capabilities of our allies and partners. No other military in the world could accomplish what we and our allies and partners did in such a short span of time. ![]() They flew tens of thousands of people to safety, virtually around the clock. They provided medical care, food and water, and compassion to people in need. They learned how to help consular officers screen and verify visa applicants. Our service members secured, defended, and ran a major international airport. I hope that all Americans also share my pride in all the troops and diplomats who raced to help save lives during those critical days of August. And I know that you share my pride in them. They gave their lives trying to save the lives of others. We mourn alongside the families of those who were lost, and we will never forget your loved ones’ heroism and sacrifice. I am deeply saddened that, in the course of this historic evacuation mission, we lost 13 of our own, along with so many others who were killed and wounded days ago by cruel terrorists. military evacuation of civilians and the removal of all U.S.
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