In a statement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price thanked Qatari authorities, who are coordinating flights out of the country, and acknowledged the role of the Taliban.

“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,” Price said…

An Afghan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press, said more than 300 foreign nationals, as well as U.S. green card holders and Afghans with special visas, departed the country in the last week.

“Grateful that more Americans were able to leave today on a Qatar Airways flight. We welcome this development,” U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said in a tweet.