31. but as the state department mentioned, they'll realize these will be on going talks with the taliban. they played the clip that they don't want to see troops on the ground. there's so much chaos and confusion on the ground in kabul and elsewhere on what it will take to get people out and when. we heard from the president's adviser about the challenges the administration is facing while the world is watching. >> this operation is complex, dangerous, fraught with challenges, logistical, human. and produced searing images of pain and desperation. no operation lake this from a capitol that has fallen in a civil war could un-mcdonald without though images. >> the images have shocked people all over the world. the white house rejected the premise that americans are being stranded. they said they're in contact with people in many different