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Know all of my colleagues across government feel the same way. there will be plenty of time the look back at the last six or seven months. the look back at the last 20 years and to look to see what we might have done differently? what we might have done sooner? what we might have done effectively. i have to tell you right now my entire focus is on the mission at hand and there's going to be plenty of time to do an accounting of this when we get through that mission. >> could you speak today about the future of the u.s. embassy in kabul whether it will remain or american diplomats will remain i...

Range of projects that they are not ready to leave. i know that's hard for us to understand as we're looking at the images but for many of these afghans this is their home and, yes, they are dual citizens. yes, it is absolutely our responsibility to make sure we are reaching out to them multiple times. we're providing opportunity. we are finding ways to get them to the airport and evacuate them, but it is also their personal decision on whether they want to depart. go ahead. >> could i just follow up a little bit on some of nancy's questions about the refugees. >> sure, yeah. >> first, you tal...

Clear, commanders are on the ground to make adjustments when they see fit. that includes changes to the footprints as they confirmed last night of the departure there afghanistan, several hundred u.s. troops. this is head quarter staff, maintenance and others that were scheduled to leave and his mission at the airport was complete. this does not impact the mission at hand. >> [question inaudible] >> recently traveled into afghanistan? >> currently stranded in afghanistan. i don't know for certain -- >> i don't have additional information on that. i know as our secretary of state just noted whe...

Closes for some period of time. that's happening very actively right now. the taliban made clear they have a strong interest in having a functioning airport. we and the rest of the international community have a strong interest in that. primarily for the purpose of making sure anyone who wants to leave can leave past the 31st using an airport. with regard to our own potential presence going forward after the 31st, we're looking at a number of options. >> thank you very much. >> thank you all very much. >> okay. you've been listening to secretary of state tony blinken bring us updated numbers w...

Time, taking questions about what happened in the rapid fall of afghanistan. these are the first formal remarks that we've heard from the person who has been perhaps most closely aligned with president biden in the decisions that have led to this chaotic exit from afghanistan. k.t. mcfarland, marc thiessen is here. first, to our correspondent standing by. we've been in direct contact with approximately 500 additional americans and provided specific instructions on how to get to the airport