of americans got out through both these channels. victor, alisyn. wow. wow. remarkable reporting, barbara. barbara starr there at the pentagon. thank you. the biden administration also says diplomatic efforts in the region will continue. we heard that from the secretary of state. as the military mission ends, the diplomatic mission begins. that s going to doha, qatar. cnn s sam kiley is there. sam, what happens now in afghanistan? reporter: well, certainly from the perspective of the qataris, and they arguably have the best insights into the taliban having hosted them throughout the period of the peace talks with the united states that were successful in some regards and unsuccessful intra afghan peace talks, they have people on the ground regularly meeting with the afghan taliban and demanding of them that they make good on the promises for an inclusive government, for respect for human rights, and making sure that they understand that any kind of future trade and aid
assure that to afghans that are vulnerable even though the taliban are going door-to-door brutalizing people. these are delicate negotiations. i m wondering how you or the united states government can give any kind of confidence to afghan people that they will not be left behind? in the first instance, what we re doing now is mounting an ambitious and in ways unprecedented airlift operation to bring as many individuals from afghanistan to the united states or third countries as a temporary wait point. again, the progress we made in terms of how many individuals wore able to bring to safety every day i think tells the story of this department, of the department of defense, our interagency partners throwing everything we is. how is it going to end when the military mission ends?