to leave afghanistan after our withdrawal is complete, that the state department is going to continue to work across many different levers to facility that transportation. and as i said earlier, right now we do not anticipate a military role in that effort. so i just talked with courtney about the incredible logistic kinetic effort to get human beings off of the ground of kabul, what is the next phase looking like, the kind of diplomatic levers and the diplomatic air lift in such a thing could happen. it could be points of departure for citizens and others that wish to leave the county. one imagines that means a role for kabul international airport.
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. and as i said earlier, right now we do not anticipate a military role in that effort. and, courtney, it s my understanding that this hour we will receive some sort of confirmation that what john kirby is talking about, the end of the military operation will be announced. reporter: we re all sort of waiting right now to see when we will get the final confirmation that all u.s. troops have left there, and i think one reason you may be thinking it s coming is it s midnight right now in kabul. it s past midnight, actually, in kabul. we are on deadline day. the question everyone has been asking here, when exactly does the final deadline actually
what happens next for those that are left behind? will there be any sort of military operation to help get them out of the country? you heard secretary blinken talk about this. that for americans and other individuals that want to be able to leave afghanistan after our withdrawal is complete, the state department is going to continue to work across many different levers to facilitate that transportation. as i said earlier, right now we do not anticipate a military role in that effort. john, general taylor, you just said one rocket landed with no effect to the mission. you mean it landed inside the airport perimeter? it did not affect the mission. it landed inside the perimeter and had no effect whatsoever. the isis-k fighters or
mission ends. but i would not envision a significant military role in that effort going forward. okay. barbara. back to what david was asking. if the u.s. military knew there were improvements to be made such as closing roads and pushing the perimeter back further, why wasn t this discussion engaged in before before the attack, why wasn t the point pressed, why weren t these improvements asked for by the taliban. because you re saying, general mckenzie was clear, he s asking for this now. well i ll tell you, from the very get-go, even before we had specific threat assessment, it was of paramount importance to general mckenzie, to the
one way or another what is going to happen after this particular mission ends. but i would not envision a significant military role in that effort going forward. back to what david was asking. is the u.s. military if the u.s. military knew there were improvements to be made such as closing roads and pushing the perimeter back further, why wasn t this discussion engaged in before the attack? why wasn t the point pressed and why weren t these improvements asked for by the taliban? because you are saying, general mckenzie was clear he is asking for this now. i tell you, from the very get-go even before we had specific threat assessment, force protection was of paramount importance to general