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Casualties. >> were looking at a variety and means of information and were collecting open press reporting and were doing the best that we can to try to understand the service locally as best as we can and that includes discussions with the taliban about what they might be sighing. so there is a vartt of ways were trying to do this assessment. >> why cant we know the names of the isis superintendents on thursday. they were described as high profile planners and facilitators, the president said w...

Horizon capability are you making determinations on that? how is that being done? >> we are looking at a variety of means of information and we are collecting open press reporting and were doing the best we can to try to understand the situation locally as best we can and that would include discussions with the taliban about what they might be seeing. so there is a variety of ways were trying to do this assessment. >> can i get more clarity why we cant know the names of the isis-k suspects that ...

>> on what basis in the over the horizon capability are you making assessments on civilian casualties, how is that being done? >> because were certainly, were looking at a variety of means of information and were obviously collecting open press reporting and that would include discussions with the taliban about what they might be seeing. >> can i get more clarity on why we cant get the names of the isis-k suspects that were hit on thursday. im having a hard time understanding. they were describe...

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>> any new threats? >> we wont talk about the intelligence environment, you know that. as the general said, these are credible threats and we are mindful of that but we wont talk about it in great detail. >> i want to clarify your remarks about the vaccine memo. is this to say that the secretary is not going to request a waiver from the president and d.o.d. will just give vaccines on a mandatory basis as they become fully licensed? >> thats not at all. well have to see where the other vaccines e...

You said there wont be a military presence guarding an embassy. -- >> the embassy compound. she specifically asked about the embassy compound which were not operating out of. >> post august 31st, after that date, can you say there will be no u.s. diplomatic presence post august 31st? >> i cant speak for that. thats a state department issue. >> to follow up, theres been reports that somebody affiliated with isis got on one of the flights. whats going on with that? >> ive seen similar press report...

She asked about the embassy compound which we arent operating out of. >> after august 31 after that date you will say there is no diplomatic presence of that? >> i cant speak for that. thats a state department issue. >> to follow up there is a report that somebody affiliated with isis got on one of the flights. whats going on with that? >> ive seen similar press reporting on this. i dont have anything to update you on that. i dont have any information. and what i should have said to jen was its ...

0 admiral and the general arent working in in a very personal way with taliban authorities outside the airport. let me go another one on the phone. tara. >> thank you for doing this, john. yesterday the president mentioned also that he was calling upon the department to create contingency plans in case the number of americans and afghans havent gotten out by the 31st. can you just explain kind of what the department is thinking about what its options might be to continue to get americans out aft...

Capacity if we need it. >> secondly, i had asked about this yesterday. the investigation into the civilian casualties. can the u.s. defense department confirm the number of civilian casualties that happened when that c-17 took off? what the total number of tragedies at the airport. you mentioned the two. >> we know there were two security incidents two armed individuals with hostile intent were engaged by troops and killed. i dont have a firm number of additional casualties that we know have bee...

This yesterday, but the investigation into the civilian casualties, could the u.s. defense department confirm the number of civilian casualties that happened when this c-17 took off, what the are total number of casualties that youre tracking at the airport. you mentioned the two -- >> well we know that there were two security incidents in which two -- [ no audio ] [ technical difficulties ] -- that have been reported in press reporting and certainly by this incident with the c-17 which took off...