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They have been able to isolate kabul faster and more effectively than some of the most dire assessments indicated they might be able to do. they're on kabul's doorstep. they have taken gazni. and the biggest concern here, the worst case scenario that the military and the u.s. government is concerned about, is that if they start to threaten kabul and they're able to march in theyly go straight for the airport. once they take the airport, then any americans who are there and anyone available for the siv program will not be able to leave there. there is another 3500 to 4,000 of immediate reaction...

I would refer you to my state department colleagues to speak to it. >> -- combat deployment. it's insulting for americans watching. >> i disagree,lucas. i don't think it's insulting and i'm not sure i share that sentiment at all. >> this is deploying into kabul. you tell me this isn't combat? >> lucas, what i'm telling you is -- and i've said it before -- they will have the ability to defend themselves. they will be armed. of course. they're going for a security mission. they're going for a narrowly defined mission to secure and safeguard the movement of civilian personnel and special immigran...

Department colleagues -- >> why don't you call this a combat deployment? it's insulting for americans -- >> i don't think it's insulting. i'm not sure i share -- >> this is a deployment. you're telling me the marines are strapping it on and this is not combat? >> i'm telling you and's said it before, they have the ability to defend themselves. they'll be armed. of course, they're going for a security mission. they're going for a narrowly defined mission and help safeguard the movement of the personnel and special immigrants there, men and women and their families applying under that process. t...

Deployment? it's insulting for americans. >> i disagree. i don't think it's insulting and i'm not sure i share that sentiment at all. >> this is deploying into kabul. are you telling me that the marines and soldiers about to strap ongoing to kabul aren't saying this is combat? >> they will have to ability to defend themselves. they will be armed. of course they're going for a security mission. they're going for a narrowly defined mission to safeguard the movement of these civilian pen nell as well as the movement of special immigrants, men and women and their families who are applying under th...

Resettle here as refugees, among the categories of individuals who could qualify for this new p2 status are current and former employees of u.s.-based news organizations, so media outlets, u.s.-based aid and development agencies, relief groups that receive u.s. funding, and u.s. government and nato operations, people who supported those. this actually meets one of the major criticisms that we've heard from members of congress, and that is the bureaucratic holdups surrounding employment verification. in order to be eligible for a special imgrant visa, as you know from your reporting, you need t...