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Refuge which provides he will jubl afghan nationals and their immediate families with support of the u.s. government the opportunity to relocate to the united states. the department of state subsequently activated the afghanistan coordination task force and requested the department of defense provide temporary support for up to 3,500 afghan special immigrant applicants. on august 15th, the department of state requested and the secretary of defense approved additional support for afghan special i...

Bliss in texas, ft. mccoy in texas and mcguire dix in new jersey. on august 25th, the secretary of defense authorized three additional military installations to provide support inside the united states for afghan special immigrant visa applicants, families and other at risk individuals. this includes marine corps base quantico and ft. picket in virginia and the air force base in new mexico. as to have day, ft. picket has 1,000 afghans and working with the other two installations to finalize the ...

0 kabul. and we are grateful for their commitment and dedication to the united states. i can confirm the vast majority of our staff and the immediate family members have been evacuated or are currently on the grounds of the karzai international airport. were actively working to evacuate remaining staff and we have been in direct contact with them. these employees have served the united states. they have not only worked for us, they have worked with us. they are our colleagues as you heard us say...

By the end of the week, more than 22,000 evacuees are expected to be sheltered at the military posts

Also the international partners who supported the evacuation. in many soldiers and airmen and postcards who support this operation down ranch and across the central command and european command and northern command areas of responsibility. moreover, this evacuation could simply not have been done without the amazing flexibility of the us transportation command and the airlift provided by the voice and not only i would like to thank the hosts that are providing access to the facilities for the pr...

Down range across the central command, the european command and northern command areas of responsibility. moreover, this evacuation could not have been done without the amazing flexibility of u.s. transportation command and the air lift provided by the united states air force. no other military in the world has anything like it. id also like to thank the host nations that have generally provided access to their facilities for the care of evacuees. i also acknowledge the temporary suffering some ...

0 >> officials believe isis-k was behind the attacks, but theyre still working to confirm that. the state department had been warning for days of a terror attack at the airport. we have reporters standing by. lets start with barbara starr at the pentagon. what do we know about these military members who were killed and what were expected to hear from the pentagon? >> in just a very short while we are expecting to hear from general frank mckenzie, the head of the u.s. central command which overse...

R ramstine. so i think it is going to vary, but let me see if we could get you a better answer. i have to wrap it up. well see you again at 1500. 3:00. sorry. with general van herk from northern command and general walters of european command. i will basically turn the podium over to them and i assume that that will be the focus of the briefing if i need to stick around after for other issues, ill do that as well. so well see you later this afternoon. thank you. >> all right, hello, im kate bold...

So whether there is much greater medical capability. i think it will vary but let me see if we can get you a better answer. i will have to wrap it up. well see you again at 1500 again, 3:00, sorry. general from northern command and general walters of the european command. i will basically turn the podium over to them and i assume that it will be the focus of the briefing. if i need to stick around after for other issues, ill do that as well. well see you later this afternoon. thank you. >> harri...

As we look at capabilities, i talked about this a little bit earlier, but a lot of work has been done in the last 48 hours of bringing in more portable hand washing stations, refrigeration trucks to insure there is cool water and the food is there to insure that people have these humanitarian capabilities. >> i will also say as a scheduling note this afternoons briefing i will be joined by the general of northern command and the general of the european command and they can address some specific ...