MANILA, Jan. 19 -- All Afghan nationals who transited to process their special immigrant visa (SIV) have left the Philippines and are now in the United States, the US Embassy in Manila said on Sunday.

The embassy clarified that "just under 200 Afghan nationals" actually arrived in the country to process their SIV applications as opposed to the earlier information provided that up to 300 are flying in. Of the total, about 60 percent are minors.

The number was planned at 300 but last-minute drops were made for various reasons, including medical and personal withdrawals.

In a statement, US Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay confirmed that the last batch left the Philippines on Jan. 17 aboard a commercial flight.

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