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Our international partners, more than 100 countries have come together, and that g7 mention this today as well. the safe passage should be guaranteed for all of those who wish to transit to the airport and that is something that we have focused on and we are focusing on it and by we i mean the state and the department of defense which now has a channel with taliban on the ground in afghanistan and we have had what i would characterize as a productive conversation about the need and that the impe...

Today as well, that safe passage should be guaranteed for all of those who wish to transit to the airport. that is something we have focused on. we have focused on it in the doha channel. we are focusing on it, and by "we" i mean both state and the department of defense, which now has a channel with the taliban on the ground in afghanistan, and we have had what i would characterize as productive conversations about the need, the imperative of ensuring safe passage. now, of course, we are seeing ...

Department is doing to help them get into the airport at this time? >> so what i can say, and im seeing the same reports on twitter that you are, and every report of someone unable for whatever reason to reach the airport is something we take very seriously. our imperative is to relocate as many people as quickly as we can, and weve seen the reports of congestion. my understanding is that things are moving quite efficiently at this hour at the airport, at the airport now. but every report we see...

His family to the airport, that there were flights. he took the chance, went to the airport at 4:00 in the morning but found himself in an untenable situation. it was very, very unsafe. he was with his small children. there were people with guns and knives, he said. so they had to leave. i asked the state department today specifically if theyre doing anything, taking action to help these afghans get to the airport. they didnt really give us any new news on that front. listen to what ned price sa...

Americans back. what happens if it goes beyond august 31? is he willing to consider extending it not only for american citizens -- >> its not a hypothetical i want to entertain right now. we have a number of days until august 31. were going to do as much as we can as long as we can. our goal in all of this is to relocate as many people to safety as we can. at the same time, theres the imperative that we not expose our diplomats, our service members, other americans to undue risk. so were always ...

With these afghans who youve told to come to the airport but not being able to get into the airport because the gates are closed. is there anything that the state department is doing to help them get into the airport at this time? >> im trying to say, and ive seen the same reports on twitter that you have. and not something we take very seriously. are imperative is to relocate as many people as quickly as we can and we have seen the reports of congestion and my understanding is that things are m...

Transit and passage for americans, vulnerable afghans and others. this is absolutely an all-hand all-haall- all-hands-on-deck to ensure the evacuation of thousands and thousands of individuals. additionally secretary blinken spoke today with the g7 ministers, canada, france, germany, japan, the high representative of the european union to discuss the situation in afghanistan. all leaders underscored the imperative of safe passage for those who wish to leave afghanistan and the need for an inclus...

Heroes, people who we asked to risk their lives, not just for afghanistan, but for america because we had their backs. their future is in your hands. and this much is certain. the taliban will kill them if they can. and they will rape and murder their wives and kids first if they can. chairman milley, if the service chiefs were ordered to evacuate our allies today, is there a plan in place to get that started immediately? >> we have the military capability to do whatever is directed by the presi...

>> general milley calls it a moral imperative. you call it a moral imperative. have you had any response from the white house or the state department to your call now to get them out and deal with the paperwork later? >> i mean, essentially no. theyre moving in that direction. they talk about how many people th they can evacuate per hour on planes. but if people cant simply get into the airport -- even green card holding people -- you saw on tv. then very quickly well get the people out who are ...

Written a piece of the telegraph today setting out some details of what the government is promising. as we heard there, the plan for thousands of refugees to be located to the uk and found a permanent place to live. plenty of opposition parties saying what should be done. that there is a moral imperative given the uk went into afghanistan 20 years ago and has left in shambolic circumstances, or the us has left and the remaining british troops are leaving, to do much more. the government wrestlin...