As the US continues evacuate US citizens out of Afghanistan it’s clear the size of the air lift is massive. According to US Senator Tammy Duckworth more than 2,000 US citizens are still left in the county. Once they are out, Duckworth says the next step is to secure the safety of Afghan citizens that supported the US mission.

Duckworth also wants the return of Mark Frerichs, an Illinois native who was taken hostage by the Taliban in January of 2020.