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Kabul, they at least will have no memory of these dark days. kate, cnn correspondents and the pentagon we just learned that the rescue of 169 americans by u.s. forces that went outside the wire at the international airport was conducted using helicopters traveling over a very short distance. that is the first report weve had of americans using helicopters as part of this evacuation, kate? >> sam kylie, thank you very much. as so many people try desperately to find a way out of afghanistan toni...

169 americans and -- thats what the president said. and neither of you have any additional information about that? >> barbara, im happy to take the questions that you ask back and try to provide additional context. i dont have that level of tactical detail here today. but im happy to take those questions and im happy to take a look and see if we can find answers for you on that, absolutely. my understanding of what happened was they were really just outside the wall. it wasnt very far to go. it ...

In kabul aside us and the afghan people is absolutely our top priority. i want to reinforce that were focused open the mission of this great national importance. the massive effort is the result of teamwork and the tireless commitment of u.s. military supporting the u.s. government around the world. >> thank you, general. bob. >> thank you. president biden in his remarks earlier today made a reference to having -- essentially rescued 169 americans outside -- beyond the perimeter i believe he sai...

>> thank you, mr. president. i wanted to follow up on something that you said a moment ago that there are no circumstances in which american citizens cannot get to the airport that. does not square with the images that we are seeing around the airport and the reporting on the ground from our colleagues who are describing chaos and violence and you are saying that unequivocally any american is able to get to the airport and past the checkpoints -- >> i thought that the question was how can they g...

Fencing, the perimeter there, and going out to get 169 people who are outside the airport. there were also some questions around other countries going farther than that to get people. what do you know about the situation there that the general and mr. kirby didnt seem to have a whole lot of detail on? >> so we know of at least two other countries that have gone out on several occasions at least to go get their citizens and bring them safely to the airport. that includes the british and the frenc...

Quickly. it was always going to be moving 5,000 people a day. what is it when president joe biden said u.s. military went over the wall to kabul international airport to help get 169 americans. what does it mean to go over the wall? is it resources going beyond the airport or just picking out 169 americans out of the crowd to get them out of the thousands we have seen outside the airport and bring them inside, just to speed the process of americans. that is the priority of the u.s. military at t...

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Short amount of distance some of our troops were able to go out there and retrieve them and bring them in. sgla 169 americans or do you know the break down? >> i dont know the break down of everybody. >> has there been any further consideration going beyond, going further beyond the perimeter to do that? >> you heard the president said today he wants to do whatever is going to be necessary to rescue americans and our afghan partners in need. im not going to speculate. as the general said, air op...

Veterans who have been reaching out to their translators trying to help them and the maylay outside of that airport makes it almost important for most of them to get through. colonel, let me come to you. i expected to hear some clarity about the 169 americans who the president said military assets went over the wall to retrieve. didnt seem like admiral kirby, general taylor had any details there. they just described it as a short distance and a short period. are you surprised by appearing to be ...

U.s. troops went outside the wire at the airport to rescue 169 americans. thats what the the president said. neither of you have any additional information about that. >> >> im happy to take the questions back asked and try to provide additional context. i dont have that level of tactical detail here today. when im happy to take those questions and im happy to look and see if we can find answers for you on that. absolutely. my understanding of what happened is they were really just outside the w...