>> for americans and other individuals that want to be able to leave afghanistan after our withdrawal is complete that the state department is going to continue to work across many different levers to facilitate that transportation. i say, as i said earlier, right now, we do not anticipate a military role in that effort. >> the panel is here. john, doing a little leg work. michael beschloss joins us, we are waiting comments from the secretary of state. for viewers wondering, the foggy bottom seems to be running behind schedule, although it is a busy day. we're going to bring you secretary of state blinken's comments when he comes out to the lectern you see. i will go to john and then michael. john, we talked about policy and big picture history. walk us through from military