She said the administration was working with allies to ensure "we keep a focus on this issue to do everything we can" regarding evacuations and to protect women and children living in the region. "Each day and night we continue to evacuate thousands, understanding it’s risky for them to be there," Harris told reporters in Hanoi, acknowledging it’s a "dangerous, difficult mission but it must be seen through and we intend to see it through as best we can." Still, thousands remained in limbo and the State Department issued a warning Thursday urging people to get away from the Kabul airport because of an "imminent" terrorist threat. has already evacuated more than 80,000 people since the Taliban took Kabul earlier this month.
allies in Afghanistan is the administration’s "highest priority" while answering reporters’ questions in Vietnam on Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris said evacuating Americans and U.S. Chief of Mission's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Aug. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with civil society change makers who work on LGBT, transgender, and disability rights and climate change, at the U.S. Peter Meijer, both veterans, made an unannounced trip to Kabul in a move that angered some lawmakers and Biden administrations officials. Pelosi's statement comes after Democratic Rep. It should be clear that any Member presence presents a danger and an opportunity cost of resources, regardless of whatever value that Members consider they may add by such trips." "Sadly, the gravity of the situation in Afghanistan necessitates reiterating that Members must not request or plan visits to the region," the statement continued. " The Departments of Defense and State have explicitly stated that Member travel to Afghanistan and surrounding countries would unnecessarily divert needed resources from the priority mission of safely and expeditiously evacuating Americans and Afghans at risk. "We mourn the loss of every innocent life taken, and we join every American in heartbreak over the deaths of the Americans and all killed." servicemembers and dozens of civilians from the terrorist attack outside of the Kabul airport," Pelosi said. "Today, we suffered the loss of life of at least twelve U.S. service members in Kabul while issuing a warning to lawmakers not to travel to Afghanistan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement about the bombing that claimed the lives of 12 U.S.