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That our diplomats had arranged and negotiated in multiple countries. our consular team worked 24/7 to reach out to americans who could still be in the country, making in those couple of weeks 55,000 phone calls, sending 33,000 emails. working the gates, wounding 20 others and killing and wounding scores of afghans. these american service members gave their lives so that other lives could continue. in the end, we completed one of the biggest air lifts in history with 124,000 people evacuated to safety. and on august 31 in kabul, the military mission in afghanistan officially ended, and the new...

Had free _ transit locations that our diplomats had free did not arrange a negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor— negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor team 24/7 negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor team 24 /7 to reach out to americans that could still be in the country— to americans that could still be in the country making in those couple of weeks _ the country making in those couple of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e-mails _ of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e-mails and _ of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e—mails and they are still at it. in the m...

On the _ similarly, we were intensely focused on the safety of americans in afghanistan. in march we began urging _ afghanistan. in march we began urging them to leave the country. in total between march and august we sent 19 _ total between march and august we sent 19 specific messages with that warning _ sent 19 specific messages with that warning. and with offers to help including — warning. and with offers to help including financial assistance to pay for — including financial assistance to pay for plane tickets. despite this effort, _ pay for plane tickets. despite this effort, at —...

Series of different scenarios. worst case, best case scenarios. in the scenarios throughout the spring, it's ordinary to say the general assessment was that the government and security forces would be able to hold on to the country well into next year, 2022. at some point in july there was an assessment that it was more likely than not that that time frame was down to the end of the year. then of course as things fully unravelled in august, that changed. to my knowledge, congressman, no one predicted the unraveling before our forces and embassy left afghanistan on august 31. the chairman of th...

0 are you negotiating with that taliban on the issue of legitimizing them as a real government? >> not only us but virtually the entire international community has made clear what we expect and insist on from the taliban. if they want to seek any legitimacy or support. it starts with freedom of travel. we've been intensely engaged with turkey and qatar to get the airport in kabul up and running again, which is now the case. we started to get flights out last week with american citizens on board. with regard to masari shareef. there's been charter flights there for some time that have not been ...