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3.56pm BST
The Pentagon is giving its regular morning update on the progress of the evacuation operation in Kabul.
According to Maj Gen Hank Taylor, 90 evacuation flights left in the past 24 hours with 19,000 people aboard, a new daily record.
NEW: Pentagon updates on situation at Kabul airport:
In past 24 hrs:
– 90 flights departed Kabul
– 19,000 evacuated
– Plane departed airport every 39 minutes
Total:
– 88,000 people evacuated
Currently:
– More than 10,000 at airport awaiting departure pic.twitter.com/Vi1ZwXlLUd
3.41pm BST
Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the House’s “historic” passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act yesterday.
The legislation is named for the late Democratic congressman John Lewis, who was violently assaulted while marching for voting rights during the Civil Rights Movement.
Pelosi on the House passing John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: “This is fundamental to our democracy that we respect the sanctity of the vote. That was what John Lewis’ life and risk of death was about.” https://t.co/N5oZfxvFs3 pic.twitter.com/nsgq1RCvql
Related: US House passes voting rights bill, restoring critical provision of landmark law
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Source: The Guardian