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So just to put into context, that's a flight yesterday. every 39 minutes, that is thousands and thousands of people coming through the airport every single day, 19,000 people yesterday. i think these numbers do provide context. and we are going to continue to press every single day to get more people who are eligible out of the country. >> of course, we don't know of those 80,000 how many are siv eligible applicants. some may just be those who wanted to evacuate the country, which is part of why i asked. >> well, i think that what's important to note here is that the people who we are prioriti...

Mission leaves or as necessary, reopening it if it closes for some period of time. and that's happening very actively right now. the taliban have made clear that 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 that anybody that wants to leave can leave past the 31st using an airport. so that is a very active effort underway as we speak. with regard to our own potential presence going forward after the 31st, we're looking at a number of options. thank you all ver...

Closes for some period of time and that's happening very actively right now. the taliban have made clear that they have a strong interest in having a functioning airport. we and the rest of the international community certainly have a strong interest in that, primarily for the purpose of making sure anyone who wants to leave can leave past the 31st using -- use an airport and so that's a very active effort that's under way as we speak, and, again, with regard to our own potential presence going forward after 39 -- after the 31st, we're looking at a number of options. thank you all investment. ...

Extended family or their immediate family. there are cases and this might not be the policy but there's cases that u.s. citizens have to choose. of course they want to leave. maybe they can't make to it the gates. how do you keep small children to the gates? they're getting trampled to death. we had a u.s. citizen, interpreter, a 2-year-old was trampled to death because the crowds are massive. the taliban own the perimeters outside the airport. the state department allowed them to be our first vetting process. so they can take people out if they want. there's plenty of people that want to get ...

To be done at the airport or frankly anywhere else in the country since they are not in the u.s.' eyes a legally recognized government? thank you. >> thank you. >> our focus right now is getting our citizens, our afghan partners, third country partners who have been working in afghanistan with us out of the country and to safety, and for that purpose, first, the taliban whether we like it or not is in control, largely in control of the country, certainly in control of the city of kabul and it's been important to work with them to try to facilitate and ensure the departure of all those who want...