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Very close. in a short amount of time with a short amount of distance, some of our troops were able to go out there and retrieve them and bring them in. >> on foot? >> yeah. >> 169 americans or do you know the breakdown? >> i dont have the breakdown of everybody. >> a related question would be, has there been any further consideration to going further beyond the perimeter to do that? >> you heard the president today say that he wants to do whatever is going to be necessary to rescue americans an...

Country. the numbers dont say that. >> can we go back to the 169, please? i have several follow up questions. first of all, the president said it was 169 americans. you said americans are having no trouble getting through checkpoints. to the best of your knowledge except for any anecdotes that may be out there. >> thank you. >> my questions are this. first of all, what was the situation of these 169 americans that required u.s. troops to go outside the perimeter and get them? why these 169 ameri...

Food, water and sanitation? >> i have no report they didnt. >> thank you. >> i want to follow up on the 169 americans who were rescued. was that an incident where a commander took a decision and left the wire to help those people? were weapons drawn or did that commander ask for higher up authority to lead? >> im going to absolutely get more. you already see that soldiers that are out there are starting now to increase that capability, that security around the gate. >> we have bmeen told theres ...

Americans we evacuated, there were 169 americans who got over the wall and into the airport using military assets. were also facilitating flights for our allies in our partners. we are working close operationa coordination with nato on this evacuation. for example, we provided overwatch with the rent wrench convoy bringing hundreds of people from the french embassy to the airport. these operations are going to continue over the coming days before we complete our drawdown. we are going to do ever...

Went over the wall and brought in how many? 169 americans. so, it is a process to try to figure out how we -- how we deal with the mad rush of nonamericans, those who didnt help, those who were not on the priority list, just any afghan, any afghan to be able to get out of the country, and so my guess is that no matter what, under what circumstance, any one -- theres not a whole lot of -- theres a whole lot of afghanis just assumed, come to america whether they had any involvement with the united...

But you know, another day when military planning doesnt seem to match the reality on the ground, because outside the gates, people are still pressing so desperately to get inside, get processed, and get on a plane. i have to tell you, victor, the thing that the president said that we knew nothing about, publicly, at least, he twice referenced that u.s. troops went outside the wire, outside the gate of the airport and brought 169 people inside. he talked about it twice, in one of his references, ...

Citizens and allies in afghanistan. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has this part of the story from the pentagon. >> u.s. military does not have permission to leaf the airport in kabul and carry out rescue operations even though british, french and german paratroopers are doing so. one brave american unit did rescue 169 americans stuck just outside the airport at a taliban check point. we have also learned that a marine from the 24th marine expeditionary group lifted this afghan...

Please? there are several follow up questions. first of all, the president said it was 169 americans. you say americans are having no trouble getting through checkpoints to the best of your knowledge except for any anecdotes that may be out there. >> thank you. >> my questions are this. first of all, what was the situation of these 169 americans that required u.s. troops to go outside the perimeter and get them? why these 169 americans? when did this happen? how long did the mission last? was it...

>> i have several follow up questions. the president said it was 169 americans. you say americans are having no trouble getting through check points to the best of your knowledge. me qu my questions are this. first of all, what was the situation of these 169 americans that required u.s. troops to go outside the perimeter and get them. why these 169 americans? when did there happen? how long did the mission last? was it 169 americans all together? did you feel you had safe passage from taliban? t...

Ambassador and retired army lieutenant general, douglas loot. and matthew dowd, founder -- sorry -- of country over party is back with me. still to talk here. and general, you are one of the guests who i stole from my -- my good friend, ayman mohyeldin. who has fantastic guests on. i watch his show and write down all the names and then ask my booking producers to go get them. i did the same with nicolle wallace, which is how i got matthew dowd. you said a thing which is so brilliant about the co...