guidance _ management team to offer specific guidance and instruction. some declined — guidance and instruction. some declined to be on the first flights on thursday and friday for reasons including _ on thursday and friday for reasons including needing more time to make arrangements, wanted to remain with extended _ arrangements, wanted to remain with extended family financial or medical issues _ extended family financial or medical issues that precluded travelling last week. we will continue to help them _ last week. we will continue to help them and _ last week. we will continue to help them and we will continue to help any american who still wants to leave _ any american who still wants to leave at— any american who still wants to leave at afghans whom we have a special _ leave at afghans whom we have a special commitment just as we've done _ special commitment just as we've done in _ special commitment just as we've done in other countries where we've evacuated _ done in other countries where we've evacuated our embassy and hundreds or even— evacuated our embassy and hundreds or even thousands of americans remained — or even thousands of americans remained behind. for example, in libya, _ remained behind. for example, in libya, syria. — remained behind. for example, in libya, syria, venezuela, yemen, somalia — libya, syria, venezuela, yemen, somalia there is no deadline for this mission. third, we are focused on counterterrorism. the taliban is committed — on counterterrorism. the taliban is committed to using afghan as a base for external operations that could threaten — for external operations that could threaten the united states are allies— threaten the united states are allies including al-qaeda and isis k. allies including al-qaeda and isis k~ we _ allies including al-qaeda and isis k~ we will— allies including al-qaeda and isis k. we will hold them accountable for that. k. we will hold them accountable for that that _ k. we will hold them accountable for that. that does not mean we will rely on _ that. that does not mean we will rely on them. we will remain a