NEW: "Leading elements" of the 3 US battalions headed to #Kabul from the @CENTCOM area "already there" per @PentagonPresSec
Rest are "preparing to move" but will mostly be in place by Sunday, he adds
Rest are "preparing to move" but will mostly be in place by Sunday, he adds
"Plans and sourcing" for aircraft, airlift support ongoing, per @PentagonPresSec
"Airlift will not be a limiting factor" he says
#Afghanistan
"Airlift will not be a limiting factor" he says
#Afghanistan
"We're going to be watching the security situation day by day" per @PentagonPresSec
"If we need to adjust...we'll do that"
#Afghanistan
"If we need to adjust...we'll do that"
#Afghanistan
"Capacity...is not going to be a problem" per @PentagonPresSec "We are going to be able to move thousands [of people] per day"
"Our intention is to be able to move thousands per day"
"Our intention is to be able to move thousands per day"
"We are certainly concerned by the speed at which the #Taliban has been moving" per @PentagonPresSec
"It's deeply concerning' he says, adding "No outcome has to be inevitable"
"It's deeply concerning' he says, adding "No outcome has to be inevitable"
"We're still support the Afghan gvt, the elected gvt in #Kabul" per @PentagonPresSec
"We are supporting the #Afghans in the field when & where we can"
"We are supporting the #Afghans in the field when & where we can"
#Afghanistan security forces-"We still believe that they could make the difference on the ground" per @PentagonPresSec
"I'm not going to speculate about [#Taliban] moving on #Kabul" per @PentagonPresSec
Says US can continue to carry out airstrikes in support of #Afghan forces in the field, noting that is a separate mission from the one to get US civilians out of the city
Says US can continue to carry out airstrikes in support of #Afghan forces in the field, noting that is a separate mission from the one to get US civilians out of the city
NEW: "#Kabul is not right now in an imminent threat environment" per @PentagonPresSec
"You can see that they are trying to isolate Kabul" he adds of the #Taliban offensive
"You can see that they are trying to isolate Kabul" he adds of the #Taliban offensive
"It certainly appears that the #Taliban are trying to isolate the city" per @PentagonPresSec on #Kabul
Speed of #Taliban advance across #Afghanistan "does not mean the advantages are still not there" for #Afghan forces
"They have the tangible, physical advantages" he adds of Afghan forces, saying the time has come to use them
"They have the tangible, physical advantages" he adds of Afghan forces, saying the time has come to use them
"They're certainly going into harms way...they have the right of self-defense" @PentagonPresSec
Any attack on US forces in #Afghanistan "will be met swiftly w/a forceful response"
Any attack on US forces in #Afghanistan "will be met swiftly w/a forceful response"
"We don't know how the situation is going to unfold" per @PentagonPresSec on #Afghanistan
"We're not focused on the history of the #Vietnam war, we're just not" per @PentagonPresSec on comparisons between the fall of #Saigon in 1975 and the #Taliban advance towards #Kabul
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