military mission in afghanistan. but the u.s. has tried to emphasize that they do hope for a diplomatic solution in afghanistan. that is the route they have been going, they have been pushing, they have said they will continue offering aid to the afghan people. they will continue to try and get people visa applications processed and get out people who assisted the military forces, that they want to continue to work with afghanistans to help address this humanitarian crisis, but not through a military path, not as a military strategy. that has been the thinking that the white house and senior administration officials have laid out. it has clearly been the president's belief long before he was even president that the u.s. did not have a military role any longer in afghanistan. it was time to pull out troops. so as of now, the president, the white house, his top administration officials staying this course to pull troops out despite what we are seeing unfolding on the ground there.