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They have been able to isolate kabul faster and more effectively than some of the most dire assessments indicated they might be able to do. theyre on kabuls doorstep. they have taken gazni. and the biggest concern here, the worst case scenario that the military and the u.s. government is concerned about, is that if they start to threaten kabul and theyre able to march in theyly go straight for the airport. once they take the airport, then any americans who are there and anyone available for the ...

I would refer you to my state department colleagues to speak to it. >> -- combat deployment. its insulting for americans watching. >> i disagree,lucas. i dont think its insulting and im not sure i share that sentiment at all. >> this is deploying into kabul. you tell me this isnt combat? >> lucas, what im telling you is -- and ive said it before -- they will have the ability to defend themselves. they will be armed. of course. theyre going for a security mission. theyre going for a narrowly defi...

Department colleagues -- >> why dont you call this a combat deployment? its insulting for americans -- >> i dont think its insulting. im not sure i share -- >> this is a deployment. youre telling me the marines are strapping it on and this is not combat? >> im telling you ands said it before, they have the ability to defend themselves. theyll be armed. of course, theyre going for a security mission. theyre going for a narrowly defined mission and help safeguard the movement of the personnel and ...

Deployment? its insulting for americans. >> i disagree. i dont think its insulting and im not sure i share that sentiment at all. >> this is deploying into kabul. are you telling me that the marines and soldiers about to strap ongoing to kabul arent saying this is combat? >> they will have to ability to defend themselves. they will be armed. of course theyre going for a security mission. theyre going for a narrowly defined mission to safeguard the movement of these civilian pen nell as well as t...

Resettle here as refugees, among the categories of individuals who could qualify for this new p2 status are current and former employees of u.s.-based news organizations, so media outlets, u.s.-based aid and development agencies, relief groups that receive u.s. funding, and u.s. government and nato operations, people who supported those. this actually meets one of the major criticisms that weve heard from members of congress, and that is the bureaucratic holdups surrounding employment verificati...

Human rights community who have targets on their back from the taliban and many want to leave the country, but they have no provision to get out. >> and that is such an important issue. and i know it is one that you know well. that there are many people who over the last two decades have spoken out more about women and girls rights in afghanistan. but they are not eligible for the siv program because they did not actually work for the united states for a specific amount of time. but they will ha...

Yes, in congress we can pass procedures to streamline and expedite the s.i.d. program and thats necessary, but we know that theres still a years long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congre...

Procedures to streamline and expedite the program and thats necessary but we know that thats still a years long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congress making a very persuasive case. ever...

>> first of all, lets be very clear. both the bush administration and the obama administration when they set up the siv program, the special immigrant visa program, demanded that these precrecipie go through an extreme vetting process, many who went through almost two years by the department of homeland security. so these are already vetted people who have served this nation and for them to be stopped and held up byhis broad brush policy is in many ways outrageous. >> we have to go. how would yo...

Overseas, u.s. instillations and perhaps instillations in other countries to allow for them to have some sort of temporary residence while they complete the process. at the end of the process, brianna, some may want to come to the united states. some may not want to come to united states, but were just not there yet. were focussed on meeting the obligation, you eloquently talked to in your first question to me, we know we have to help them because they helped us. were absolutely committed to doi...