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We are in communication with the taliban for the establishment

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...of several checkpoints to increase throughput

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and facilitate safe passage for individuals working to gain access to the

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airport.

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Today the number of troops at the airport continues

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to stand at five thousand eight hundred commanders on

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the ground continue to actively monitor threats.

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They are empowered to make

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the appropriate force protection decisions as always us forces retain the

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inherent right to use force in self-defense.

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We're using all of our available tools to maintain the highest

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thread awareness both in afghanistan and throughout the globe.

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While this mission is not without risk the safety of our personnel american citizens

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and afghan evacuees at risk is of paramount importance.

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To wrap up we continue to make progress in the completion

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of this mission since the end of july we have relocated approximately

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forty two thousand people since the beginning of evacuation operations on august

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fourteenth we've evacuated approximately thirty seven thousand

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all of this progress stems from the teamwork professionalism and dedication

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of our military our inter-agency colleagues in our allies and partners.