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Know, before afghans evacuated from afghanistan reached the united states, they go to a transit country. that s where the initial checks are done. we surged customs and border control to do the initial checks. and then when they get to the united states, first at a military base, those checks are continued using all of law enforcement intelligence, security agencies to do that. so that we can make sure that we are not letting anyone into the country who could pose a threat or a risk. that s ball thans is so important in the program. we all want to bring afghans at risk in the united states. we also have an obligation that you point out to the security of fellow citizens. finally, taiwan. as i said earlier, what of they may be making in newspapers or propaganda, there issing in that ....
0 legitimizing them as a real government? not only us, but virtually the entire international community has made clear what we expect and will insist on from the taliban. if they want to seek any legitimacy or any support. and that includes, it starts with freedom of travel. so we have been intensely engaged with turkey in qatar to get the airport in kabul up and running again which is now the case. we started to get flights out last week. and with regard to sharif, you re correct. there are flights that have been there for some time that have not been allowed to leave. we want to see the flights leave. we want to allow the flights to start to move. and we re working on that every day. thank you. i yield back. thank you. mr. secretary. we requested such a classified briefing not too long ago. we welcome your assurance to schedule this briefing sometime in the immediate future. yes. absolutely. and i now recognize representative brad sherman from california for five minutes. ....