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Numbers, you know, of where they are in their capability, a requirement. so i think that is where youve seen some of the differences in the outward flow. and i think, i mean, you have really have to go back to as my number is today, 1,000 -- 110,000 total. we have zero up to 110,000, we would see some of the numbers start to come down. >> let me go back to the phones. sam legrone. >> hey, john. as part of the exit, is it the u.s. intention to leave a functioning airport with readers that work, c...

Making sure that where the american military and civilians are headed that that is the area thats secure. it doesnt mean that the u.s. military doesnt have the capability, the capacity to carry out a strike, the question is, will they have the intelligence to actually go after some of the people who may have carried out this attack yesterday. >> so what does this mean for the august 31st deadline from the pentagon perspective, which is now four days away. people say we have to get out on the 31s...

Afghanistan again and we are committed to that. as well as counter terrorism operations elsewhere around the world. the threat has metastasized outside afghanistan to other places where we also have to maintain a focus and degree of over the horizon counter terrorism capability. in the back there. >> two questions. first can you speak to any rescue operations that have happened since the attack? >> i dont think there has been -- you mean by rotary? nothing additional. >> second question more for...

Left behind? >> well, the determination, i think, chris, is that all americans who want to get out will get out. whether that is by august 31st or after. some of that depends on their decision-making. the administration is estimating that about 700 people, americans remain in the country and are taking steps to leave. another 300 may not want to leave. may be dual nationals, whose families are in afghanistan and choose to stay. the -- the pace of evacuations, lately, has suggested and some of th...

Afghanistan again like they did 20 years ago. we do have over the horizon counter terrorism capability to us to make sure that doesnt happen. i think i would leave it at that. >> do you believe the taliban can stand to isis-k, can defeat them? >> i think that the threat from isis is real and nobody wants to see that threat grow. i cannot speak, would not begin to speak for taliban capabilities or taliban intent. obviously there is significant animosity between these two groups and they dont shar...

Country. thats true in placesment. thats basically the u.s. strategy in places such as yemen. small number of boots on the ground. but thats basically the strategy there as well. the trouble is afghanistans a lot bigger. and while u.s. officials are confident today that these groups do not have the capability to carry out complex attacks on the u.s. homeland, that can change very quickly. and the test is going to be can the u.s. keep a lid on that from outside the country, which is the plan goin...

Were sustain an over the horizon counterterrorism so attacks like this does not hit the u.s. homeland. >> they hit u.s. interests yesterday. 13 u.s. service members are dead. they clearly have the capability to do that now and theres every reason to believe their capability will grow in the coming days. so how do you address this rising terror threat in afghanistan at the same time as youre removing u.s. assets? >> theres a significant chasm between the ability to launch a suicide terrorist atta...

Over-the-horizon capability. but that -- you know, thats going to be very difficult. you are talking about launching air -- air strikes from the middle east. and you are talking about trying to do intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance from the middle east. this is gonna be very, very difficult. >> yeah. yeah. absolutely. great analysis, as always. lisa curtis, thanks so much. good to see you. >> thank you. take a quick break. when we come back here on the program, more on the terror group...

Force locations, we are not directly involved with the paperwork process. i dont know the role in centcom of their forces. i refer you to general mckenzie on questions for any dod members forward. >> thank you. >> general, i wanted to ask why these particular bases were chosen for sivs. was it because of space reasons, hard and soft, buildings, or was it because of proximity to afghan communities in the area where some of them might end up being resettled? >> it was not necessarily for the speci...

As other countries are coming in, they are evacuating certain numbers of where they are in their capability or requirement. so i have thif -- think thats where you have seen some of the differences in the outwar flow. you have to go back to 110,000 total. so as we started just under almost just a few weeks ago at zero to up 110,000 we would see some of those numbers start to come down. >> let me go back to the phones. sam. >> john, as part of the exit, is it the u.s. intention to leave a functio...