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Some cases. >> clearly -- >> this is not happening at the airport compound. >> i know. the larger population who has somehow gotten in to the airport and can't be boarded because of bureaucracy that involves the state department. i'm asking a policy question. beyond the are they armed and do we know who they are or can they prove who they are, do we have to do this several-day vet if it is all of these agencies including i.c. >> it includes intelligence, law enforcement, counter terrorism to ensure that we are being faithful to the how and rigorous

>> what commercial airlines would go into an airport run by a terrorist organization as the u.s. considers it and the u.n. so what can you tell us about your talks with the taliban, nato, turkey, anybody else about talking over the airport. the u.n. called for an air bridge for humanitarian aid. what can you tell us about that. >> i can't go into private discussions. i can acknowledge this is a topic of discussion with the taliban, with our allies and with many of our partners. there's actually agreement between and among all these actors that all of our interests would be served with a functi...

Safe passage and we'll hold them accountable. as with all commitments, we're focused on deeds, not words. what matters to us is the follow-through. what matters is the follow-through now, before august 31 and the follow-through after august 31. let me make another point. the taliban has also said publicly that they want an afghanistan that has a relationship with the rest of the world. they want to ensure that the afghanistan, under a future afghan government, is not the pariah that it would become in certain circumstances. the fact is this is not happen without a functioning airport. a functi...

We understand that. >> the pentagon says in the past 24 hours, 25 c-17s, three c-130s and 61 charter flights have carried 16,000 people out of afghanistan. the gates of the kabul airport have been closed at times and now the u.s. government is telling only americans and those were siv visas to come to the airport. >> why not use the pakistanis and the qataris to help bring people out? right now you're just bringing people out from kabul. it's a choke point. >> i don't think it's a useful expenditure our time the issue with bagram. it was closed down -- >> monday morning quarterbacking? i'm tal...

Let's go to our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington. great to have you. linesjust coming in from reuters — saying the state dept has discussed future control of kabul airport with the taliban — what have you heard? yes, well the us administration has said that it has been in regular talks with the taliban which is extraordinary in and of itself. people want to know what have you been talking about? and one of the things that has emerged was who will control kabul airport. and he said that there is an agreement between the us and the allies, and the taliban that there should be at least...