More than 20 Americans were on board a Qatar Airways flight from Afghanistan to Doha on Sept. 19 and have safely evacuated the Taliban-controlled country, the U.S. State Department confirmed on Monday. “We can confirm that a Qatar Airways flight departed from Kabul … with 21 U.S. citizens and 48 lawful permanent residents on board,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. “We are thankful to Qatari authorities, who continue to coordinate these flights with the Taliban,” he added. “As we have stated before, we will continue to help U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and Afghans affiliated with the U.S. government to depart Afghanistan.” The latest departure was the fourth Qatari chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew from the war-torn nation last month after the country’s swift takeover by Taliban insurgents. Qatari assistant foreign minister Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater said that besides Afghans …