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1. The Pentagon announces that 7,000 civilians have evacuated since August 14.
   2021-08-19 21:06:36 (First version)
2. The Pentagon announces that 7,000 civilians have been evacuated since August 14.
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U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin says that American troops will evacuate as many Americans and allied Afghan interpreters as they can, but also admits that the Pentagon lacks the capacity to do so. Austin also announces that around 5,000 people have already been evacuated.
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Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby says that evacuations have resumed at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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