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Some of the enablers that we talked about yesterday, designated to support the special immigrant visa processing in the region. that has also begun. these are primarily medical personnel. i think i told you yesterday, it's a mix, medical personnel, some military police, some electrical engineers, that kind of thing. they are preparing to go. i do not have an indication today that they have actually left. and again, they are not going into afghanistan. they are originally going to be sent into the region for further use as needed to support the siv process. as far as aircraft are concerned, to ...

There are thousands in afghanistan looking to get out. >> that's right. there are thousands of them. the first group, as you mentioned, about 200 that arrived earlier this morning. that's a combination of some people who worked for the u.s. as interpreters and other things and their family members. so far about 700 afghans have actually gone through the vast majority of the special immigrant visa process. they have been approved. those are the first ones that will be brought here to fort lee. when you count the 700 plus their families, that is a total of about 2500 total people that will be br...

Reporting on the issue, this is a months long process for these people. many of them just don't have that long. the taliban have been pushing forward on the offensive. they began it in may but they've accelerated throughout the months of june and july. they are threatening some capitals. they have pushed through many of more rural areas and the individuals who worked for the u.s. they are, in many cases, they are under real threat of their lives and their families. we heard just this morning, though -- and i should say the process has been shrouded in secrecy to protect them as they were movin...