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Fate and so many others who might not be able to get out? >> well, this is the -- this is the dilemma. and it's kind of spine-chilling. because, he is carrying with him his applications siv. his p-2. it's kind of heart-breaking. is he carrying photographs working with me in the fort it the first casualty of america after 9/11 where he was killed in november of 2001, where r and i worked last november. he has those photos with him. he was asking me i had kind of a sleepness night interrupted by lesser pains and cars from r. he is like shall i destroy the documents? you know, we discussed it. it...

Day every day. trying unsuccessfully going back the next day. do you think the biden administration appreciates the urge anticipates -- urgency of what may happen here? what may happen if the u.s. does leave people like your translator behind? >> i hope they do. i've applied for an siv for him and then a p-2 and i was advised that that was a better route to go. i haven't had any word back from the state department, absolutely nothing. no case number. so really it feels like his fate is in the hands of brave afghans, afghan americans, americans who want to help, private groups who are going to ...

Fear, a time of concern for many afghans. and most of those afghans will not fall within the categories that we have been talking about. american citizens, green card holders, sivs, les, p-1, p-2. the rise of the taliban is of great concern to many afghans. well beyond the categories. really astounding numbers when it comes to evacuation. the commitment to help those in need and that includes american citizens who for whatever reason decide to stay behind to sivs who were not in a position to evacuate before august 31st to others who fall within the categories. but others who may not yet be in

0 kabul. and we are grateful for their commitment and dedication to the united states. i can confirm the vast majority of our staff and the immediate family members have been evacuated or are currently on the grounds of the karzai international airport. we're actively working to evacuate remaining staff and we have been in direct contact with them. these employees have served the united states. they have not only worked for us, they have worked with us. they are our colleagues as you heard us say before, our embassies around the world simply could not function without locally employed staff. a...

Or in the u.s.? >> i don't know. we'll have to take that question and get back to you. >> thank you, john, thank you, general. the people thank you very much for your hard job and good job. afghan people, they are happy that some of them that they are not eligible for siv see a, p-1, p-2, but still they have a serious problem and they are not in the kabul. they are hiding. they move from one place to the other place. and they contact with me like more than contacted with me a day and say what can i do. and is there any plan from the state department or from the pentagon because they are target...