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This point, that is, to get the american citizens out. but it certainly could become part of this plan as the pentagon watches the situation deteriorate and deteriorate quickly. >> how organized is the removal of afghans who have worked closely with the united states? i mean, there are hundreds, if not thousands who work at the embassy itself. theres certainly many more who have worked on bases all across afghanistan over the last 20 years. >> well, not nearly as organized as it should be, only ...

Nato workers, local afghans who either worked for nato as interpreters or some sort of support staff role, and one of the men we met there was from kandahar. he said he arrived today and he talked about how the taliban militants were going door to door essentially looking for people who either worked for the afghan government or are working for the afghan government or worked with u.s. or nato forces, and these are the kinds of stories weve been hearing over and over again, and this is the reaso...

Been mindful of that, been watching that and been preparing for that. i talked about today, this plan to send the 3,000 troops in, those plans werent just created in the last 48 hours. weve been contingency planning for potential outcomes here in afghanistan for a long time. so weve been mindful of this. >> when did the planning start to get interpreters out? they seem anxious there is not time to get them and their families to safety. >> weve moved several thousand out of the country. we know t...

Successful on the battle field. including taking losses and knowing theyre picked up off the battle field. important to a fighting army. we basically said yep, weve got our special forces trained. by the way, they are courageous fighters in afghanistan today. we even have cases where theyre running out of ammunition fighting the bad guys, and they are executed by the taliban. these people are fighting. but without that support, logistics and other things, theyre collapsing sooner than later. and...

The uk is deploying 600 troops to help relocate nationals, staff and interpreters. at one british politician and former soldier is clear as to who is to blame for the current turmoil. these are decisions we made to ten, 15 years ago. of not talking to the taliban. not training of afghan forces. at most critically, imposing western solutions on a country that was not ready for it, by any means. now we are departing, as i say, and leaving the country to what we will see as a massive humanitarian d...

And they have weapons and warriors coming over from the border, and killing the command commandos when they can. and we are tracking the number of people that we have now lost, and currently counting 669 people behind the enemy lines without contact. these were afghan interpreters and families hoping to try to get to kabul. if kandahar has fallen, you can double the number. it is frightening. this is a never-again moment in the making. it seems that we are only concerned about is our own shamefu...

To support consular services including the processing and operations of the special immigrant visa program and well continue to engage indiplomacy with the afghan government. at the same time our efforts to locate qualified afghan applicants will ramp up. to date more than 1,200 afghans have been brought to the united states who worked side by side with americans in afghanistan including interpreters with their families. additional flights will begin landing daily and you will see the total numb...

Hundreds and thousands of americans and almost afghan interpreters. three infantry battalions, two from the marine corps on warships right now steaming to the area and also an army infantry battalion. theres the alert battalion from fort bragg flying to kuwait. that will be a stand-by force being deployed to kuwait just in case more assets are needed. and then enablers, electricians, different folks going to qatar to be able to help evacuate the interpreters. certainly as brett mentioned, 24 hou...

Imagine the terror of those - last minute. absolutely, can you l imagine the terror of those people last minute. absolutely, can you - imagine the terror of those people - imagine the terror of those people — interpreters — imagine the terror of those people — interpreters that have supported nato interpreters that have supported nate and — interpreters that have supported nato and western troops and all kinds _ nato and western troops and all kinds of— nato and western troops and all ...

Mission to help -- to help safeguard an orderly reduction of civilian personnel. im not going to speculate beyond august 31st. our job here with this additional plusup is to help facilitate the civilian movement of personnel out of afghanistan and the presidents been very clear that he wants that reduction complete by the end of august. >> reporter: kirby said the drawdown of military forces in afghanistan would still be complete by the end of the month but he wouldnt speculate on the additional...