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It is not clear. it is going to end up being on a case-by-case basis according to defense officials i have spoken with. again, alex, what this underscores is how difficult, how quickly moving the security environment is there in kabul. >> yeah, and, frankly, you have got to add an element of danger to all of this. so courtney kube, thank you so much. absolutely excellent reporting and putting us right there. i feel like we know exactly what is going on. thank you, courtney, for that. lets move t...

Figure out, is this just theres large crowds and its difficult for americans to get there, or is there actually a threat against the airport? >> again, im not going to get into specific threat assessments. the situation in kabul and the whole city is fluid and dynamic and you have seen the images over the last 24-48 hours yourself of the situation outside the perimeter of the airport. and it changes, it changes almost by the hour and it changes in locations around the airport. its very, very flu...

Particularly those that are manning or in charge of the checkpoints around the airport. that communication occurs. that has not changed. >> is the concern that while theres ongoing communication with taliban near the airport that theres a lot less visibility the further you go out into the city and thats possibly where there might be threats of kidnapping? is that what were trying to avoid here? >> there are a lot of security concerns we have, and, again, my answer to courtney, this is a non-com...

Our assessments of the security environment and what we think is in the best interest. >> can i ask you one other not related to this. there are some reports that the afghan military and maybe some others are rising up against the taliban, particularly some in the north and im wondering if theres been any request for u.s. military air strikes to support them, and if so, is that the kind of thing that the u.s. military would engage in? >> dont want to anticipate or talk about the future. as you k...

Communication with taliban leaders there in kabul, particularly those that are manning or in charge of the check points around the airport. that communication and deconfliction occurs. it has not changed. >> is there concern while theres ongoing situation with taliban near the airport theres a lot less visibility the farther you go out in the city and possibly where there might be threats of kidnapping and is that really what were trying to avoid here? >> theres a whole panoply of security conce...

Expected at first. and then we didnt really pay as close attention to the intell as we should have about how difficult that was proving to be. >> time for about 1 1/2 more questions to you. i want to ask you to your reaction to something president biden said in his abc news interview. listen to the president here. >> the idea that somehow theres a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, i dont know how that happens. i dont know how that happened. >> so for you, that was always priced into ...

Processed and ready to fly. >> maybe to expand the perimeter around the airport and -- >> the commander on the ground the airfield is secure. every day if security operations commanders are always what we can improving the security environment. so as the commander on the ground at every level finds those things that need to be improved to increase the security to allow mission success, they are going to do those things they have the authorities to do on a daily basis. so i think as you saw today...

To expand the perimeter around the airport so there is more safe zone for people waiting in line and if there have been what is the talibans response. >> so the think the commander on the ground the airfield is secure and every day in security operations commanders are always what we call improving the security environment. so as the commander on the ground at every level, finds those things that need to be improved to increase the security to allow mission success, theyre going to do those thin...