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United states attempts to wind down its longest war and engages in a big, very, very difficult, very contested evacuation effort in afghanistan. just today, john kirby has already briefed the press twice. two separate pentagon briefings already today, on everything from helicopter exfiltration's of afghan evacuees to evacuation flights and the numbers, two babies being born on board those evacuation flights. he has done a lot of work already today, but i still have more questions and he has been kind enough to join us tonight to commence or. them admiral kirby, thank you so much. i know it has...

In some cases without firing a shot. including walking into kabul without having to be a military victory. it was essentially arranged as far as we can tell. but there is resistance. we have seen demonstration, first by women, by brave women in kabul than by larger groups of people in eastern afghanistan, in southeastern afghanistan. and we're now seeing organized resistance, speaking, out getting some international press. we saw anti-taliban fighters take back some parts of a different province. over the weekend, although the taliban says they now fall and got those back. if there is signific...

Particularly dangerous about those helicopter airlift that we don't understand. and that means it will be continued to be quite limited? >> the commanders on the ground have the authority they need to pursue opportunities to bring people, and one of the means that their disposal is rotary aircraft helicopters. and we have done that in a couple of occasions. i certainly would not rule out that we would do it, again if it was the best way. and that's really what it comes down to rachel. what's the best most effective in what's the safest way to get americans and other applicants into the airport...

Just pregnant, but pregnant upon the moment of potentially delivering, somebody who is going to go into labor during the flight, and still at that moment putting themselves in peril. taking their fragile selves and their families and getting themselves on board one of those military transports. i mean, the extremists that these women and families are able to do this, it makes me wonder about the kinds of, you know, medical resources that are being made available to these refugees, the kinds of resources that they need once they land. how long they are staying at the initial place they first pl...

United states, but thousands are. is their call now from the u.s. government, indeed from the u.s. people, to step up and help? >> we are actually starting to see, that rachel. certainly, lots of non governmental organizations are already helping the state department and the dhs as these afghans are ready to move into american society. they are already going into relocation centers and getting help, starting their new lives, absolutely. but the commanding general of floor bliss, texas, where some have already gone for the follow on, final paperwork that they have to complete before they can be...