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Or rapid. this will be an entirely different phase from the evacuation that just concluded. it will take time to work through a new set of challenges. but we will stay at it. john bass, our former ambassador to afghanistan, who returned to kabul two weeks ago to lead our evacuation efforts spearhead help residence and permanent residence. citizens of allied nations. afghans of high risk if any of those people wish to depart afghanistan. we re deeply grateful for all that john did in kabul for and for his commitment to this mission. as well as the extraordinary counselors of officers serving by his side. fifth, we will stay focused on counter-terrorism. the taliban has made a commitment to prevent terrorist groups from using afghanistan as a base for external operations that could threaten the united ....