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Applicants? sounds like engineers, medical and mps -- >> when i say engineers, we're talking about a very small number of engineers. it's largely for electrical power to make sure we have power to do the processing of applicants. by engineers, i didn't mean construction and that kind of thing. >> going to kuwait, that's roughly 3,000 to 3500 people total? >> a common combat brigade is about 3500 to 4,000 people. >> it's 3,000 people going right away in the coming days. then you have another 3500 on standby in case for security. i'm unclear what they're doing. the 3,000, it's like a couple of m...

Circumstances. the taliban has been moving so fast that they want to ensure that the capital of kabul is defended and the american presence there is also defended. you not only have the noncombatants of the state department that are part of the emb embassy, but you also have the processing of the thousands of sivs that are going to be pouring through kabul. that puts another twist on what those three infantry battalions are going to do defending the airport to ensure planes get in and get out. it also sends a message to the taliban, hey, don't screw with the airport because we're here and we w...

The secretary fully intends to make it clear to them that we'll be ready to help as needed. >> thank you. >> let's see. dan? >> thank you, john. can you clarify how this doesn't qualify as a n.e.o.? and regardless of that, can you at least make it clear if a n.e.o. is needed because this speeds up yet still, you've got everything you need in place for one? >> again, the purpose here is to help with the reduction of civilian personnel out of the embassy. that is not the same as a noncombatant evacuation operation where you're moving a massive amount of people, you know, who aren't necessarily u...

3,650. break down what's happening over the next 24-48 hours. >> here is where we are at this hour. let's recall that all of this is about the withdrawal of 2500 u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of the month, but in the last several days the security situation in the country has largely fallen apart with taliban advances. now we are talking about putting more than 3,000 u.s. troops possibly back into the area. what the pentagon announced a short time ago is 3,000 troops will go into afghanistan to help take diplomats out of the embassy, to help get afghans out, to facilitate security, t...