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Afterghans who want to leave th country will be able to do so. we still don't know how that will be possible because he talked about the united states being in touch with rejgional countries to try to keep the airport open once the military leaves on august 31st. there is no agreement as of yet. those afghans can't get to the airport if the taliban doesn't let them. even if they do get to the airport, they can't get out of the country if there's no flights. the other thing that was said is i take responsibility. i think that was significant. he was asked about the criticism of this administrat...

Colleagues across government feel the same way and i can tell you that there will be plenty of time to -- to look back at the last six or seven months, to 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 more effectively, but i have to tell you that right now my entire focus is on the mission at hand, and there's going to be, as i said, plenty of time to do an accounting of this when we get through that mission. >> thank, mr. secretary. could you speak today about the future of the u.s. embassy in kab...

Depart for a range of reasons as we also outlined. i would also note a big factor on the president's mind and the secretary of state noted this as well is the real threat of isis-k which is the reason why and the president received a briefing on that as he does regularly from his national security team. that is why we are concerned about numbers around the airport. that's why we earned indirect contact through a range of means with individuals about how and when to come to the airport. that is something we have to evaluate each day as well because putting our servicemen and women at risk is so...

0 >> it does not. >> lprs also been qucontacted? >> yep. >> what about siv applicants? can we get numbers? >> it's okay. >> since this whole thing began there's been a lot of criticism of the administration over how it's handled. there's been a lot of push back about the hand that you were dealt by the previous administration in terms of the deal with the taliban and terms of the siv program and the broader refugee program. you have been in office for almost eight months. it's been five months since the president's decision was made. is there anything about the shortcomings that have been so r...

0 these are known passport holders. >> okay. but have -- have lprs also been contacted? >> yes. >> and what about siv applicants, people who are -- we're in contact -- >> will we get -- >> i'm sorry. >> i don't expect you to have all of it, but then, you know, since this whole thing began there's been a lot of criticism of the administration over how it handled it and there's been a lot of pushback from people within the administration about the hand that you were basically dealt or what you say you were dealt by the previous to deal with the taliban in terms of the siv program in terms of the...