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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:08:00

operation. in total since the end of july, the cumulative number moved out of afghanistan is greater than 18,000. there are siv applicants, at risk afghans who worked alongside us throughout our time in afghanistan and other vulnerables, including women and children. many of the flights leaving kabul have stopped in designated safe havens and stagiing bases n qatar. state department and other military personnel are actively processing. we did pause flights earlier today leaving kabul. we adjusted resources and sflel to especially sure a tech mpora capacity issue. flight operations have resumed. u.s. military flights are departing as we speak right now.

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:15:00

can you explain why there s no national interest in afghanistan? why did we have troops there for 20 years if there s no national interest? we had a significant in being afghanistan to our national security 20 years ago. you heard the president talk about this. the goal was to defeat al qaeda and prevent al qaeda from launching attacks. we did that and a whole heck of a lot more over 20 years. just progress in afghanistan. the president decided it was time to end this conflict and there was really only two choices. after may 1st, we could come under attack by the taliban. we had not since the agreement had been signed.

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:19:00

increase that is there. to ensure that we have food, water, health care and is up mine americans. reports of french doing something similar, getting their people out. why can t the americans do that? is it because it s too risky for that kind of operation? the president was clear that we ll do whatever we have to do to rescue as many americans as want to leave afghanistan. the secretary is not going to rule anything in or out in terms of what the possibilities might be there. i would also note that though there s been sporadic reports of some americans not being able to get through check points, i fully admit that. by in large, what we have been seeing is that americans are able to get through the check points and able to get onto the

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:07:00

total troops on the ground. our mission to defend kabul airport and evacuate people from afghanistan as quickly and safely as possible continues. the airport remains secure. the evacuation flights are steadily increasing and we are doing everything we can to maximize safe evacuations. in the past 24 hours, 15 c-17s arrived with several hundred more troops that allowed us to get to that 5,800 number and also some supplies. as of 0300 eastern today and the previous 24 hours, 16 c-17s and one c-130 departed. these include a couple hundred american citizens. since august 14th as the president noted earlier today, we have air lifted approximately 13,000 total evacuees during the

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:00:30

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell 20210820 19:00:30
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