can i ask you one other not related to this? there are reports the afghan military and maybe some others who are rising up against the taliban, particularly some in the north. i m wondering if there has been any request for u.s. military air strikes to support them? if so, is that the kind of thing the u.s. military would engage in? doe want to anticipate the future. no current requests for that have come in, but we continue to maintain the current scapabilit we ve had on the ground and in the air since beginning operations. the only thing i d add is the mission hasn t changed. the mission of the united states military in kabul is to secure that airport and keep it secure. conduct, manage, and lead air operations so we can continue to move people out. that s the focus of the military mission. a week ago, there was a mission to support the and still to support the afghan military with air strikes. so, i mean, that was supposed to
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warning the united states gave advising americans in afghanistan to avoid traveling to kabul airport. as we ve seen from the pictures, there s still thousands of people outside the perimeter of the airport trying to get in, and based on courtney s reporting it s unclear who would be amongst them making the situation even more dangerous than it is now. john kirby, the pentagon spokesman, said that the mission still remains the same. let s take a listen to what he had to say and we can talk after that. the mission hasn t changed. the mission of the united states military in kabul is to secure that airport, keep it secure, conduct, manage and lead air operations so that we can continue to move people out. that s the focus of the military. reporter: what s interesting, alex, was that the other day after president biden s speech we learned that 169 americans were evacuated from a hotel
in the best interest of people. one other not related to this, there are reports that the afghan military and maybe some others who are rising up against the taliban, particularly some in the north, and i m wondering if there s been any request for u.s. military airstrikes to start them, and if so, is that the kind of thing the u.s. military would engage in? i don t want to anticipate or talk about the future. as you know, no current requests for that have come in, but we continue to maintain the current capability that we ve had on the ground and in the air since we began operations. the only thing i would add is the mission hasn t changed. the mission of the united states military in kabul is to secure that airport, keep it secure, conduct, manage and lead air operations so that we can continue to move people out. that s the focus of the military mission. a week ago there was a mission to support, and still to support the afghan military with air strikes. and that was suppose