them after an initial reuters report, and they are now in the air, according to organizers, on their way home, booked on commercial flights by the u.s. government. among the passengers, 59 children, including 16 kids under the age of 3. and they are going home to states including washington state, new york, texas, and illinois, among others. >> that is wonderful news. joint chiefs chairman mark milley is blaming the state department for the messy evacuation from afghanistan. in a private briefing with senators, milley said state department officials waited too long to order the evacuation of u.s. citizens and allies through the kabul airport. in his public testimony, milley said the question of why the order didn't come sooner, quote, needs further explanation. clarissa ward is live on the ground in kabul. clarissa, from where you're standing this morning, what do you make of the finger pointing from the pentagon to the state department?