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By centcom to the taliban not to attack u.s. forces or there would be a strong response that could come in the form of airstrikes or even some sort of ground response. the purpose of the mission right now for those u.s. troops is not a combat role. it is to simply evacuate american personnel and allies. but if combat is necessary, american generals are making clear they are prepared to fight and protect those troops that are on the ground assisting with the evacuation. arthel? arthel: okay. trey yingst live in jerusalem with the very latest happening in afghanistan, thank you, trey. eric: the ...

Command. but as for the 3,000 troops to go into assist with the withdraw, it will very possible that they stay longer than the end of the month, so not clear on their time line for withdrawal. and because of the situation there are more troops in the region ready to stand by. first 1,000 in qatar that will help with the processing of visas for the afghan interpreters and their families trying to get out of the country and if the situation t deteriorates much further, more could be brought in if it requires more assistance and more security. the pentagon says the troops now are not there in a c...

And for our relationship with afghanistan to change to a different kind of bilateral relationship. we are in the midst of a drawdown. we'll still be there in support. the president's budget for next year pledged $3.3 billion for afghan security forces. we're still going to be able to supply aircraft for their air force. it's not like we're walking away from this, but our presence on the ground in terms of a combat role has ended. we'll look for other ways to continue to support our afghan partners in the fight. over the last 20 years they have grown immensely in capability, capacity, organizat...

Feels very strongly and has said so publicly that none of this is recent to commit u.s. forces again. that would be the challenge. if you are going to really do it, would you have to put forces in significant numbers back on the ground in a combat role? and in fact, the air strikes the u.s. has been doing to support afghan forces are likely to end at the end of august when all u.s. troops are withdrawn, so we're talking now days that the afghan forces are days away from being really on their own. ana? >> nick, why do the afghan forces seem so unprepared given they have had decades and years of...

Around. they waited for that void in security after u.s. forces left. they waited for anti-iraqi government sentiment to rise. the concern is that they could be playing those very same cards right now, which is another reason why it's critical for u.s. forces to remain. because, yes, iraq does not necessarily need them in this combat role right now, but the iraqi security forces most definitely do need more training. and as the iraqi prime minister himself said, jake, they need the various different intelligence assets that a u.s. military troop presence brings to the table. >> arwa damon and ...