[20210824]IN11730_背景下的阿富汗空中疏散.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Afghan Aerial Evacuation in Context August 24, 2021 On August 15, 2021, the U.S. military began evacuating thousands of persons from Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. As of August 24, the military has airlifted approximately 64,000 persons since July (Figure 1)of those, approximately 40,000 were reportedly evacuated since August 16 and 12,700 were reportedly evacuated on August 23 alone. President Biden has stated that he intends to complete the evacuation and the Taliban have stipulated that U.S. forces need to withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31. Figure 1. Stated Passenger Evacuations and Flights, by Day Source: CRS analysis of DOD press briefing transcripts August 17-24. Both military and civilian aircraft are being used for the evacuation. General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated on August 18 that the U.S. military was flying on average 20 C-17 flights every 24 hours, with the ability to expand capacity. On August 22, U.S. and allies performed 94 flights from Kabul. On the same day, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin activated the Civil Reserve Air