White House says 19 Americans left Afghanistan on Qatar Airways Friday

A Qatar Airways flight takes off from the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 10, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nineteen Americans were on a Qatar Airways flight out of Kabul on Friday, the White House said, while an additional two U.S. citizens and 11 permanent residents left Afghanistan overland to a third country with U.S. government help.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)