HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Departure of Qatar Airways Flight from Kabul hide Departure of Qatar Airways Flight from Kabul Press Statement Ned Price, Department Spokesperson September 18, 2021 We can confirm that a Qatar Airways charter flight departed from Kabul yesterday with 28 U.S. citizens and 7 lawful permanent residents on board. We are grateful to Qatari authorities, who continue to coordinate these flights with us. We will continue to help U.S. citizens and Afghans affiliated with the U.S. government to depart Afghanistan. The international community welcomes the Taliban’s cooperation on these flights, and we will continue our engagement so that U.S. citizens and Afghans enjoy full freedom of movement. Tags Afghanistan Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Office of the Spokesperson Qatar