illness was and return ed. they are being as compassionate as they can. i think you will continue to see that kind of compassion going forward. we got to get going. thank you very much. all right. first the news of the last 24 hours. 17 flights have left the airport there in kabul carrying 6,000 passengers. the general says that included a couple hundred american citizens some clarity from the pentagon. first to you on the question that both the president and now the general have been asked about the potential to expand operations into kabul. detail the risk of that come to american forces if that decision
received as of a couple of hours ago a small handful of reports from american citizens who weren t able to reach the airport for whatever reason. what we do know is that 6,000 people are now at the airport and 6,000 people have made it through the processing and as of a couple of hours ago we have received only a small handful of reports. we say we are doing everything we can but also yesterday, the defense secretary austen said the united states does not have the capacity to expand the operations into kabul. are you considering seeking help on this from any other country who may have a better reach on the ground? or are you just going to leave this to the people were trying to get to the airport. what i would say is that, no country has more capability inside of afghanistan than the