choose. last week on thursday a qatar airways charter flight with u.s. citizens and others on board departed kabul and landed in doha. on friday a second flight departed afghanistan. these flights were the result of coordinated efforts by the united states, qatar and turkey to reopen the airport and intent to start the flights. in addition to the flights, half a dozen american citis, a dozen permanent residents of the united states have also left afghanistan via over land routes. we re in constant contact with american citis still in afghanistan. each has been assigned a case management team to offer specific guidance and instructions. some declined to be on the the first flights on thursday and friday. for reasons including needing more time to make arrangements, wanting to remain with extended family for now, or medical issues that precluded traveling last week. we will continue to help