of the world with this precision is the united states. we have evacuated 16,000 people since july and approximately 13,000 since the military lift began august 14th. thousands more have been evacuated on the private charter flights facilitated by the u.s. government. these number include american citizens and permanent residents as well as their families. it includes the siv applicants and their families and those afghans who have worked alongside us and served alongside us, and gone into combat with us, and provided invaluable assistance to us such as interpreters and translators. the united states stands by the commitment that we have made to these people, and including other vulnerable afghans such as women leaders and journalist, and in with the management of the washington post and the "wall street journal," we have successfully evacuated all 204 of their employees from