been. it includes people in the siv programme and also other afghans at risk. it is hard to overstate the complicity and the danger of this effort. we are operating in a hostile environment in a city and country now controlled by the telephone with the very real possibility of an isis k attack. we are taking every precaution but this is very high risk —— now controlled by the taliban. as the president said yesterday, we are on track to complete our mission by august 31 provided the taliban continue to cooperate and there are no disruptions to this effort. the president has also asked for contingency plans in case he determines we must mindy country past that date. but let me be crystal about this. there is no deadline on our work to help any remaining american citizens who decide they want to leave to do so,