organization that came to fruition. but the state department will lead this effort. we'll learn more about that in the days to come. it's also significant that on that flight yesterday that got out, the qatar airways flight. there were ten american citizens, 11 permanent legal residents of the united states on that flight. we're waiting to hear about how many americans were on that flight that left the kabul airport today. but it's significant that earlier in the week, secretary of state tony blinken voiced frustration, saying that the taliban were preventing flights from taking off from another airport in kabul. yesterday we saw a different tone from the administration when these flights took off. i want to read to you what the spokesperson from the nfc emily horn said after those flights with americans took off, saying, quote, the taliban had been cooperative in facilitating the departure of american citizens and lawful legal permanent residents on charter flights. the administration will continue these efforts to facilitate the safe and orderly travel of