get them out through non-military means. in the 17 days that we operated in kabul, after the taliban seized power, we engaged in an around the clock effort to provide every american the opportunity to leave. our state department was working 24/7 contacting and talking and in some cases, walking americans into the airport. miranda we will make arrangements to get them out if they so choose. as for the afghans, we and our partners have air lifted 100,000 of them. no country in history has done more to air lift out the residents of another country than we have done.