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Provide an overall sense of what the cost is. i just would add that the real cost that we're focused on now is human life. that's the cost that we're focused on. >> if i could just follow up, general lyons, are you concerned about the taliban's ultimatum that they issued, that if the u.s. has to stay past august 31st to complete the evacuation? and what is the plan to protect our forces and evacuees in that case? >> as i said, we watch all risks and threats very closely. and i would defer to u.s. central command on most of the parts of those questions. we're in direct contact with them, regula...

Sylvie and then terrese. >> you know, general, can you speak to us about the cooperation with the turkish parties at the airport? what kind of relationship do you have with them? >> yeah. i would defer to the u.s. central command for that question. i would not be able to characterize the relationship on the ground. i know there is a relationship, but i would not be able to characterize that four. >> sylvie, the turks on the ground are really from a security perspective. it is more of a central command relationship that they're managing with the turks every day. the turks are there and of cours...

General, on your first question. but whatever the costs are going to be, laura, are bigger than just the airlift. and i can tell you that we don't have an estimate right now. our focus and the focus of the entire inneragency is to get as many people out as fast as we can and as safely as we can. and we're not letting cost drive the factor here. cost drive the operation. the operation is driving the operation and the need to do this in a very urgent and orderly way. but i'll turn it over to the general. if he has any more data for you in terms of the cost from his perspective. >> yeah, i couldn...