our team will be led by ian macarthur who served in afghanistan for the past year. no one is better prepared to do the job. secondly, we will continue our relentless efforts to help americans, foreign nationals, and afghans leave afghanistan if they choose. let me talk briefly about the americans who remain in afghanistan. we have made extraordinary efforts to give americans every opportunity to depart. in some cases, walking them into the airport. of those who self identify as americans in afghanistan who are considering leaving, we have received confirmation 6000 have been evacuated or otherwise departed. the number will likely grow as our outreach and arrival continues. we believe there are still a small number of americans under , 200, likely closer to 100, who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we are trying to determine how many. we are calling and texting through our lists and will have more details as soon as possible. part of the challenge with fixing a precise number is they are longtime residents of afghanistan who have american passports were tryin