WEBVTT 00:08.360 --> 00:13.240 Every. Adjust agreed to me today butter today shooting Afghanistan 00:13.240 --> 00:14.200 the market to your question. 00:15.760 --> 00:19.340 I can confirm the than individual bullied to be an Afghan soldier 00:19.660 --> 00:23.380 fire today. The dough group of a coalition troops at the marshall 00:23.380 --> 00:26.940 15 national defense university and kyle city Afghanistan. 00:27.800 --> 00:31.040 Our number of casualties as a result or shooting perhaps up to fifteen. 00:31.580 --> 00:32.810 To include some americans. 00:34.080 --> 00:37.450 Many were stirs C others received only minor injuries. 00:38.090 --> 00:39.120 The sale of was killed. 00:40.270 --> 00:43.210 I can also confirm that among the catalina was an American general 00:43.210 --> 00:44.580 sure who was killed. 00:45.450 --> 00:48.390 Given that the family notification process is not yet complete 00:48.510 --> 00:51.630 I cannot and will not release any additional information about 00:51.630 --> 00:52.100 the general. 00:52.710 --> 00:56.240 And shrieking understandably one respect the notification process. 00:56.790 --> 00:58.340 And the family's privacy at this time. 00:59.280 --> 01:02.300 Secretary a which stands on behalf of the men and women of this 01:02.300 --> 01:05.720 department is heart felt condolences to starts and is prayers 01:06.070 --> 01:09.010 to all those affected by this tragedy most especially the family 01:09.010 --> 01:10.010 of our fallen soldier. 01:10.950 --> 01:13.760 Sectors spoke this morning with gentle done for two updated him 01:13.760 --> 01:14.490 about the incident. 01:15.120 --> 01:17.980 And he pledged to gentle done for whatever support he in this department. 01:18.590 --> 01:21.200 That can provide with respect to the investigation. 01:22.340 --> 01:26.140 The incident will be jointly investigated by Afghan. I south authorities. 01:26.800 --> 01:28.860 That investigation is just now getting underway. 01:29.630 --> 01:33.160 We need to let it proceed before speculating about any specific circumstances. 01:33.950 --> 01:36.100 That on taking questions about. 01:37.460 --> 01:42.190 A guy salem was believed to be a gets older. No can do a lot 01:42.190 --> 01:47.490 when it all was he an unknown a member of the art name was he 01:47.490 --> 01:50.690 was in uniform and was using the paper. 01:51.230 --> 01:52.630 The shoot firework. 01:53.470 --> 01:56.740 Well as I said I right now and that investigations just not been 01:56.740 --> 02:00.320 started we believe that the the sale at a was an Afghan soldier 02:00.320 --> 02:04.340 putting a um I and the ways. I'm caveat he by saying we believe 02:04.340 --> 02:06.710 because again this investigation just get start of the it's and 02:06.710 --> 02:07.430 it just occurred. 02:08.030 --> 02:10.890 But i've seen no indications we have no indications that he wasn't 02:10.940 --> 02:15.180 anything other than a a a member of the Afghan national security forces. 02:16.610 --> 02:17.600 Was that was so. 02:18.310 --> 02:20.310 Oh was or some sort of uh oh. 02:20.990 --> 02:24.430 The large gathering was that the of instructional will uh. 02:25.250 --> 02:29.290 Situation there was a sedan as understand it was a it was a routine 02:29.420 --> 02:34.400 a a a visit to that to the national defense said the university 02:34.490 --> 02:37.250 to which is a akin to their sort of officer's academy. 02:37.860 --> 02:40.980 But I would point you die sass for the exact details. I don't 02:40.980 --> 02:45.430 know it was that it was a routine the site visitors. How I understand 02:45.430 --> 02:47.970 it um but again the circumstances surrounding out. 02:50.350 --> 02:52.010 By nobody a bite. 02:52.550 --> 02:55.740 Woo but I as the gentle another coalition staff members. 02:55.770 --> 02:59.450 I'm I'm as I said at the outset immediate in make this clan awesome 02:59.450 --> 03:01.110 amy not all of the casualties. 03:01.700 --> 03:04.610 Uh our American so that there were there were other coalition 03:04.610 --> 03:09.470 members um that de debt fell victim to the shooting sell as I 03:09.470 --> 03:13.610 understand it it was a coalition and I sat site visit to the 03:13.610 --> 03:16.300 universe the a really don't have any more details in the about 03:16.380 --> 03:20.800 no how long they deny what with a look at the official. Uh. 03:21.040 --> 03:25.680 Yeah jim Brady of korea have told that this was a very soldiers 03:25.680 --> 03:29.120 would go on to what the very serious vetting process. For rafting 03:29.120 --> 03:32.970 trip to do so would you like this does this interview identify 03:32.970 --> 03:36.770 weaknesses in the vetting process. But also wonders bigger picture. 03:37.110 --> 03:41.460 We're months away from a ask in proved us handing over security 03:41.460 --> 03:42.730 was possibly for interested. 03:43.280 --> 03:47.160 Uh to ask yens for courses like these that does is undermining 03:47.160 --> 03:50.120 your confidence in their ability to take over the Wall. 03:50.890 --> 03:54.030 Great questions jen first at too soon to tell on on what this 03:54.030 --> 03:57.930 means for the vetting process that again we believe this individual 03:58.270 --> 04:00.810 a was a member of the Afghan national security forces remain 04:00.810 --> 04:03.450 that the investigation pursue defeated. Exactly through this 04:03.450 --> 04:07.570 was before we can lead to any conclusions about the vetting process 04:07.570 --> 04:11.820 on your sucking question. I would sake and and in than the gentle 04:11.820 --> 04:16.040 done for the mention this uh in in the his discussion with a 04:16.040 --> 04:19.860 secretary that today the Afghan national security forces continue 04:19.860 --> 04:24.410 to perform a um and a very strong level of competence and confidence 04:24.710 --> 04:29.790 and warfare capability and they may have had a duty securing 04:29.790 --> 04:31.840 not one but two national elections. 04:32.420 --> 04:36.800 Um and aired stopping or minimizing the impact of countless numbers 04:36.800 --> 04:41.090 of attacks throughout the country even in in couple so I'm bad 04:41.090 --> 04:44.630 this is a at security force that we believe ago stronger by the 04:44.630 --> 04:48.290 week and that they are already in the lead in combat mission 04:48.290 --> 04:51.280 shut the country they'll be completely in the lead for military operations. 04:51.280 --> 04:55.270 But heavier we see no change in that no no love that degradation 04:55.270 --> 04:55.620 of that. 04:56.290 --> 04:57.380 I'm a that progress. 04:58.340 --> 05:01.960 The first time he's a great on blue attacks like this one uh 05:02.050 --> 05:05.450 I just wonder is this undermines the trust that coalition forces 05:05.510 --> 05:09.140 to the us forces having an Afghan colleagues in the months remaining 05:09.400 --> 05:10.470 the before they leave the country. 05:11.300 --> 05:14.830 Uh I'd seen. No indication that there's a a degradation of trust 05:14.930 --> 05:18.900 between the coalition members and the and their Afghan counterparts um. 05:19.430 --> 05:22.480 I E it and I would encourage you did you know certainly speak 05:22.480 --> 05:25.660 to folks are over there in Afghanistan are not pakistan. 05:25.660 --> 05:28.730 I'm I'm here at the Pentagon but every indication that i've seen 05:28.990 --> 05:32.020 a is debt that the the part earnings and the cooperation just 05:32.020 --> 05:34.700 can't you know it gets it gets better and better every week and 05:34.700 --> 05:39.910 I think again that that's born in the to born out and the in 05:39.910 --> 05:42.910 the performance that we see the Afghan national security forces. 05:43.570 --> 05:47.820 Uh the for spate of these green and blue insider attacks several 05:47.820 --> 05:54.370 years and that the go Afghanistan the us military uh instituted several. 05:54.980 --> 05:59.200 Security precautions several a post that additional security 05:59.200 --> 06:03.710 conditions and you know if any of those precautions were in place 06:03.710 --> 06:07.660 during this meeting or was it considered. So safe that they didn't 06:07.660 --> 06:11.630 feel the masses the necessity of to undertake those additional 06:11.630 --> 06:16.450 security procedures. We're right gem uh uh uh. I Seth a did institute 06:16.500 --> 06:20.250 to some measures um. Tell mitigate the threat not eliminate would 06:20.250 --> 06:23.520 help mitigate it um ins understand it the as some of those measures 06:23.520 --> 06:27.500 were and affect but um I would porgi dice asked for further details 06:27.500 --> 06:30.780 on that I get all this is gonna be the looked at me investigation 06:31.020 --> 06:34.170 does not eliminate like air. What can two of the money that I 06:34.170 --> 06:37.430 think it's a I think we've been very office that that that the 06:37.430 --> 06:39.630 incentive threads probably when it's it's a. 06:40.160 --> 06:40.670 It's a of. 06:42.020 --> 06:44.880 Uh it's of pernicious dressed and it's difficult. 06:45.800 --> 06:49.800 To to go. To always ascertain um to. 06:50.310 --> 06:53.110 To come to grips with this scope of it anywhere you are particular 06:53.110 --> 06:57.690 place like Afghanistan and I'm so the and Afghanistan is still 06:58.010 --> 06:58.650 a war zone. 06:59.220 --> 07:04.400 I'm so sorry. It's impossible to eliminate a completely eliminate 07:04.400 --> 07:07.040 that right. I think the ticker in a place like Afghanistan but 07:07.270 --> 07:10.790 but you can work hard them to mitigate it minimize it and I cefas 07:10.790 --> 07:15.470 done that and and I would as as terrible as it is today. It is 07:15.500 --> 07:18.370 and that is a it's a terrible but a terrible tragedy. 07:19.010 --> 07:20.740 And uh we haven't seen. 07:21.280 --> 07:24.910 A in the course of last year settle the as you describe it a 07:24.910 --> 07:28.370 state of of these insider threat attacks up that I think. 07:29.000 --> 07:33.080 Um that's testament to do good work that the stories of dunno 07:33.080 --> 07:35.940 the chef to try to mitigate the threat and what can you give 07:35.980 --> 07:40.010 us any details about the incident itself was it indoors with 07:40.010 --> 07:43.570 the meeting where the al reviewing troops. So a guy have any 07:43.570 --> 07:47.590 further details about exactly. How this one that I wouldn't go 07:47.590 --> 07:50.910 any further than what I went to to bob's question as I understand 07:50.910 --> 07:56.040 it was a fair site visit to to the universe. She filed a coalition 07:56.040 --> 07:58.810 members I get I just don't have that I just don't have the details 07:58.810 --> 08:00.240 on I wouldn't once picking up. 08:00.920 --> 08:01.830 She is intended up. 08:02.800 --> 08:06.440 Joe was assured killed by American troops are Afghan troops given 08:06.440 --> 08:07.030 the idea. 08:08.500 --> 08:11.450 I just know that he was killed in the process of the attack. 08:11.480 --> 08:13.910 I don't have the details of exactly who did it messy. 08:14.690 --> 08:18.450 I've put armed at the back a outshine officer in context is this 08:18.480 --> 08:23.140 the highest ranking down of the American soldier in Afghanistan 08:23.180 --> 08:25.690 just be getting a morrisons a certain period above. 08:26.240 --> 08:27.880 Actual eyes it up that way. 08:28.630 --> 08:30.120 Um lows to. 08:30.730 --> 08:34.100 Make an historical state that now because I don't have the whole 08:34.100 --> 08:37.990 history of a all the cat raise over the last 13 years clearly 08:37.990 --> 08:41.680 it's it's not guy certainly one of the highest ranking. 08:42.200 --> 08:48.630 Um did desks in the That in in the war since nine 11 mash you. 08:49.280 --> 08:52.880 Probably know in the attack on the building on september 11 to 08:52.880 --> 08:56.540 2001 a three star army general. I'm the head of their personnel 08:56.540 --> 08:59.430 branch was killed in the building and um I believe. 09:00.060 --> 09:03.410 Um and we can try to do the research on this but I believe this 09:03.410 --> 09:06.150 would be the highest ranking a death since the 09:08.360 --> 09:08.830 Nation about. 09:09.750 --> 09:12.490 Yeah and also for Jitsu air army on this is. Well mean that at 09:12.520 --> 09:15.310 its um we'll we'll do we can to try to help you with that but 09:15.310 --> 09:17.980 I just don't have that grain rarity of the tell right now. 09:18.390 --> 09:21.590 Yeah fill kind of this this incident mean that this department 09:21.640 --> 09:24.870 in washington generally people look at the way for in Afghanistan 09:24.870 --> 09:27.690 in terms of the drawdown and change the makeup of the troops 09:27.690 --> 09:29.260 that are going to be sent there. 09:29.810 --> 09:33.200 For more force protection or to continue to you know guard against 09:33.200 --> 09:36.330 these insider tax investigations used again and always all. 09:37.840 --> 09:40.970 Uh uh saw not to speculate about what it where we're may or may 09:40.970 --> 09:43.960 not find I don't see any unpack too. 09:44.540 --> 09:49.460 Or the current the plans them to drawdown our forces in Afghanistan 09:49.620 --> 09:52.790 and to further support the resolute support mission the next year. 09:52.980 --> 09:56.630 What is contingent and uh uh upon our ability to execute that 09:56.630 --> 10:00.020 mission is getting a of bilateral security agreement signed which 10:00.020 --> 10:00.490 we still don't. 10:02.090 --> 10:05.490 The for watching what to really in receiving extra security are 10:05.490 --> 10:09.320 their movements being restricted because the punched isaf Wall. 10:09.610 --> 10:10.130 No idea. 10:11.390 --> 10:14.800 Going I was the anniversary Harper's further renminbi. 10:14.800 --> 10:16.420 Every reason to leave it there. 10:17.850 --> 10:20.990 Uh uh your question visions it was in a room and I'm I'm not 10:20.990 --> 10:24.210 gonna talk about the specifics of a of back but. 10:24.800 --> 10:25.460 I didn't know. 10:26.010 --> 10:26.640 That idea. 10:28.220 --> 10:32.570 Oh sorry to get it as part of that is targeted and there was 10:32.570 --> 10:36.360 a remnants are again that gets to the circumstances under investigation that. 10:36.390 --> 10:39.480 I don't have that level of detail the wouldn't speculate at this time. 10:40.520 --> 10:45.230 Tone perspective 20 12 when joel done for was out for his I said nomination. 10:45.950 --> 10:49.300 This and said or to actually of the major news story a region 10:49.300 --> 10:53.020 in terms of that that there is like 25 the 30 that you're 22 10:53.050 --> 10:56.960 last year the truck like 13 or 14 a cordon india nepal secure 10:56.960 --> 11:00.910 poor can you find out for my sets from january through no roughly 11:00.910 --> 11:03.960 how many in setter tessa work for for perspective fireworks. 11:04.110 --> 11:04.790 But given the that. 11:05.810 --> 11:08.820 From the will take is directed to a another part of a world of 11:08.820 --> 11:09.820 pop rock. 11:10.500 --> 11:13.780 I was only callous take it out day to the washington post said 11:13.780 --> 11:17.860 the United States is so as to wrap enough supporting records with. 11:18.580 --> 11:20.380 A supporting airstrikes. 11:20.990 --> 11:24.960 Of our rock concise all that that support the courage and also 11:25.040 --> 11:27.850 the courage to know what traces that's clinging nations. 11:28.230 --> 11:29.730 You have any insight into that. 11:30.820 --> 11:33.870 I contended defense department is is is to it. 11:35.020 --> 11:39.260 But it's a what we are do one and We continue to provide that 11:39.380 --> 11:42.940 isr coverage over the country a we continue to. 11:43.520 --> 11:46.230 A man in resource those two joint operations center. 11:46.230 --> 11:49.450 Foremen are built one of Baghdad and we have assessment teams 11:49.450 --> 11:52.510 remain on the ground and are contained providers observations. 11:53.100 --> 11:56.260 Up the military systems that we provide Iraqi security forces 11:56.610 --> 11:58.120 have gone through the Iraqi government. 11:58.630 --> 12:02.080 And and that support includes the hellfire missiles. We talked 12:02.080 --> 12:02.760 about before. 12:03.510 --> 12:06.480 That's though that's still limit bound that I can speak to about 12:06.480 --> 12:09.680 defense department supports outfit that whoever. She says United 12:09.680 --> 12:13.360 States has reacted Weisel advances by authorizing the direct 12:13.360 --> 12:16.470 supplied munitions. So the courage and look back this agreement 12:16.470 --> 12:19.830 the ship that of some fm mass weapons programs to the current 12:20.010 --> 12:24.080 is also according to rack their attacks against Weisel targets 12:24.080 --> 12:26.050 following to the fat to the kurdish region. 12:26.700 --> 12:30.420 Of That morning air attacks uh and and raw. 12:31.200 --> 12:35.640 For about two in the U.S. agency providing higher. 12:36.660 --> 12:40.090 I've talked about the of what we're gonna have been very clear 12:40.090 --> 12:44.150 about that I'm an area 30 to get to the questions directly is 12:44.150 --> 12:45.780 I can't. Many. 12:46.570 --> 12:50.740 Um. Just briefly to kramer. It's my understanding hearing poet 12:50.740 --> 12:55.230 in this building that there is a team at the embassy key preparing 12:55.230 --> 12:59.740 to move forward to the crash site of an inch 17 are the familiar 12:59.830 --> 13:02.010 with that story and can you confirm that there's. 13:04.070 --> 13:14.830 Yet there's a um. Oh. 13:19.050 --> 13:24.010 Sure. And That the requests it state department any air small. 13:24.960 --> 13:27.830 Uh serving assessment team from us european command that did 13:27.830 --> 13:30.300 arrive today at the embassy in keys. 13:30.960 --> 13:33.870 To assess advise and provide recommendations to the us embassy 13:33.870 --> 13:35.790 enmeshed after about possible. 13:36.310 --> 13:39.130 Us support to the never look Netherlands. Australia Malaysia 13:39.130 --> 13:44.010 and other partners are conducting um the Malaysian air recovery operations. 13:45.380 --> 13:46.350 So there's a small team. 13:47.540 --> 13:52.070 Uh from us or your pink down there at the embassy with jester 13:52.070 --> 13:52.890 session about ash. 13:54.990 --> 13:58.870 No I'm not gonna get in denim or is it so I'm a about a dozen. 13:59.690 --> 14:03.350 The about a dozen that's purely about it said it's not that advising 14:03.430 --> 14:07.320 on your best toss it simply to provide some advice and recommendations 14:07.350 --> 14:08.710 through the embassy staff. 14:09.280 --> 14:14.710 To partner nations that that debt that are trying to either investigator recover. 14:15.250 --> 14:18.320 I'm A Love once from the crash. 14:19.130 --> 14:22.220 Airier civilian and are they going their military and they will 14:22.220 --> 14:24.050 not leave chief. 14:24.660 --> 14:25.550 With the Wall. 14:26.420 --> 14:30.600 Reaffirms that some of the Air crash experts they're they're 14:30.600 --> 14:35.550 doubt don't base your derek uh experts in to make haitians logistics 14:35.640 --> 14:40.730 the survey that kind of thing I'm across all of a wide swap of 14:40.730 --> 14:44.890 military occupational special tease recovery operations is something 14:44.920 --> 14:47.090 tragically and unfortunately the us military. 14:47.640 --> 14:51.240 Pass to do and has to be good at that these people are uh uh 14:51.240 --> 14:54.050 they have expertise in that regard and they were again asked 14:54.050 --> 14:56.960 by the state department to come help and assist what can you 14:56.960 --> 14:59.450 creaking you give us a sense of Malaysian numbers of russian 14:59.450 --> 15:02.880 troops along the border for the new york times and that's good evening. 15:02.880 --> 15:07.120 I was secretary for for that reaching a number of iraq 20000 15:07.400 --> 15:10.460 russian troops. All want ukraine border that you guys didn't 15:10.460 --> 15:14.500 say rock 12000 so there's a divergence can you clear the local. 15:15.020 --> 15:19.390 Uh. I have never set around 12000 I see any estimate of 20000 15:19.670 --> 15:22.640 I'm not gonna get into a members Damon 's. We continue to see 15:22.970 --> 15:26.460 the russians reinforced those units on southeast border with ukraine. 15:27.200 --> 15:27.560 I have. 15:28.180 --> 15:28.980 It as I said. 15:29.870 --> 15:33.900 Before it's certainly nor to 10000 continue to believe that strobe 15:33.900 --> 15:36.180 and I'm not going to speculate about the numbers. Exactly what 15:36.180 --> 15:41.130 they are and frankly 20 then numbers a are the key metric here 15:41.520 --> 15:44.900 that in what matters is that they continue to reinforce asian. 15:44.900 --> 15:48.930 It's that they are very cable. I'm very ready across what we 15:48.930 --> 15:53.200 call combined Arch capabilities armor artillery air defense station 15:53.200 --> 15:56.090 forces and that they're closer to the border than they were a 15:56.090 --> 15:59.390 misprint when we were talking about you know tens of thousands 15:59.390 --> 16:03.440 of soldiers up along they a eastern border with that the eastern 16:03.440 --> 16:06.790 border with ukraine um geese that. 16:07.480 --> 16:09.450 These units are not as numerous. 16:10.370 --> 16:12.530 Them don't we don't believe brave. 16:13.140 --> 16:16.190 They've got the same the same number as they they had on the 16:16.190 --> 16:19.310 ground and is frank but they're very capable of the very close 16:19.340 --> 16:20.580 and they are doing nothing. 16:21.140 --> 16:23.080 But continuing to escalate the tensions. 16:23.690 --> 16:25.970 That exist inside eastern cry for more. 16:26.570 --> 16:30.390 What quality forces there more the more doubt they're very capable 16:30.420 --> 16:33.880 very ready across what we call combined arms capabilities. 16:34.670 --> 16:37.680 A boat launch rocket systems those heavier kale over was richter 16:37.680 --> 16:41.440 after having moved into the separatist regions of of ukraine. 16:41.670 --> 16:43.170 I don't have any specific. 16:43.850 --> 16:46.660 Uh information about that their whereabouts right. Now. 16:46.690 --> 16:50.840 What we do continue to see the flow of some heavy equipment across 16:50.840 --> 16:54.730 the border to assist separatist um some of its ephemeral to the 16:54.730 --> 16:58.890 dozens state some of the duds it's difficult to get a bead on exactly. 16:58.890 --> 17:02.610 What's going in my and but the support to the separatist contain. 17:03.320 --> 17:07.590 And it needs to stop its poster are you implying that there were 17:07.700 --> 17:10.670 in a position about the actually in the ukraine. 17:11.720 --> 17:14.340 What I'm saying is that they be a highly capable highly ready 17:14.340 --> 17:15.870 forces them and 17:17.750 --> 17:18.380 They are. 17:19.250 --> 17:23.030 Relatively close to the border closer. In fact and then we sell 17:23.210 --> 17:24.200 before in the spring. 17:25.050 --> 17:25.950 Uh uh huh. 17:26.780 --> 17:30.010 I wouldn't begin to try to speak for their inject ready just 17:30.010 --> 17:33.470 posture but we believe say continue to be very capable ever. 17:34.340 --> 17:36.530 Yes. The through their world. 17:37.280 --> 17:40.690 Eddie said juicy quotes a part of that they don't have provided 17:40.690 --> 17:44.680 to search for the are merchant ship for the Day use the better 17:44.680 --> 17:48.360 and employing also medical personnel were supporting should were 17:48.410 --> 17:51.110 weight to the or tends to clean they'd be afraid. 17:51.830 --> 17:53.900 Well we didn't zest for the station's. I don't know if that's 17:53.900 --> 17:57.750 what you imply to your question that they simply the as I think 17:57.780 --> 18:01.520 it's it's out there today that the second patient uh uh arrive 18:01.550 --> 18:06.140 to date of da been jeered their base was used as the airfield 18:06.430 --> 18:09.700 to recover the aircraft but the was in a military aircraft there 18:09.700 --> 18:12.640 was no military participation in the movement. And as I said 18:12.640 --> 18:16.600 last week there's a small number of army the medical researchers 18:16.600 --> 18:19.490 that uh I work and that I'm liberian have been core for quite 18:19.490 --> 18:22.740 some time a on the a bowl of ayers but that's about all I know. 18:23.750 --> 18:27.110 He go chart which is very issue. True difference from evolve 18:27.150 --> 18:27.930 to go for it. 18:28.690 --> 18:30.440 But the where a few was so. 18:31.040 --> 18:32.360 Region that that for all. 18:33.020 --> 18:34.080 Security concern. 18:34.650 --> 18:37.840 At there's many just but this where there's been no impact to 18:37.990 --> 18:41.430 us africa commands operations in africa as a result of the a 18:41.430 --> 18:44.330 bowl of ayers but clearly we're watching this is closely is everybody 18:44.330 --> 18:47.030 else's and it's an inner abc after hearing that States. 18:47.030 --> 18:50.820 It's not just the Pentagon CDC yue-sai de state department and 18:50.820 --> 18:55.220 raul that we're all I'm a talk about this and working on those 18:55.520 --> 18:59.230 and um as sector. You always monitoring every very closely uh. 18:59.260 --> 19:02.740 He has effects that up a task force your the Pentagon uh to further 19:02.740 --> 19:07.110 review the the situation and to help get our arms around it and 19:07.110 --> 19:09.750 what the impacts could be that there has been no operational 19:09.750 --> 19:11.550 impact the us military as result. 19:12.780 --> 19:16.230 Yeah it's a of Nigerian couple questions is only out they don't 19:16.230 --> 19:19.640 president johnathan's requests for for the U.S. military sports 19:19.640 --> 19:23.580 event your as a part of is more than one billion dollars and 19:23.690 --> 19:27.070 international aid request uh. I'm not tracking on that at all 19:27.070 --> 19:29.110 I got to get back to take the question for the record. 19:29.660 --> 19:32.710 Stevie NBC international report this morning that released a 19:32.710 --> 19:34.260 video that seems to show. 19:34.870 --> 19:39.460 The Nigerian uh the soldiers conducting some pretty her a horrific 19:39.460 --> 19:42.010 atrocities against the Nigerian susan sadness. 19:43.090 --> 19:45.880 Uh I have a chance I would be though the common taught we get 19:45.880 --> 19:48.360 a chance to look at it revealed. No comment right now. 19:50.270 --> 19:53.080 Don't. You know they you're not going to release the name of 19:53.080 --> 19:56.390 the dinner officer. But you get was his rank was the one store 19:56.420 --> 20:01.240 to store used to what I better not right now them and did not 20:01.240 --> 20:04.510 a whole I gentle law sirs says a in Afghanistan concurred to 20:04.510 --> 20:08.360 the arm onto the whole army population certainly even fewer in 20:08.360 --> 20:09.230 in around kabul. 20:09.810 --> 20:13.560 And if they get of a deaf are still a family a I'd rather not right. 20:13.560 --> 20:17.380 No I I would like to take a moment de and then all will only 20:17.380 --> 20:20.830 be alone just did because here's questions agreed say where some 20:20.830 --> 20:21.230 of you. 20:22.040 --> 20:26.000 Had more information and more detail information on this particular 20:26.460 --> 20:27.970 individual earlier today. 20:28.860 --> 20:33.900 And I'm didn't didn't release it and I just for those of you 20:33.900 --> 20:36.750 had that included and who held onto it um. 20:37.260 --> 20:38.460 Again uh out of. 20:39.060 --> 20:42.130 Concern a any concern that we share over the deprives him of 20:42.130 --> 20:44.780 our as well thank you for that is you didn't have to do that 20:44.970 --> 20:49.170 uh and uh it was it was a responsible respectful thing to do 20:49.580 --> 20:53.880 and and um I just on the have to sector a will uh I want just 20:53.880 --> 20:54.430 thank you for. 20:54.950 --> 20:57.320 For the restrain and that not everybody observe that that some 20:57.320 --> 21:00.380 of the good enough and that I think it's it's not working. 21:01.560 --> 21:03.280 Thanks for a chalk but take one more mission. 21:04.010 --> 21:06.040 The best fan has seconds. Oh hat. 21:06.560 --> 21:09.000 Containing about that that conversation the you may have with 21:09.000 --> 21:11.780 the white house has it is best for that assessment of the white 21:11.780 --> 21:12.810 house fiat or. 21:13.390 --> 21:14.850 Any option that maybe. 21:15.420 --> 21:18.680 Being developed years busy conversations into the entering she 21:18.680 --> 21:21.380 continue on the iraq assessments as I said last week at they 21:21.380 --> 21:23.540 have been shared with members of the air and sea. 21:24.110 --> 21:25.100 Uh in. 21:26.150 --> 21:30.120 Conversations continue about what the assessment state and conversations 21:30.120 --> 21:33.670 continue about potential options moving fall were but no formal 21:33.670 --> 21:37.380 recommendations have been prosper or proposed or set forth and 21:37.380 --> 21:39.980 certainly none stations of the main and we get to that point 21:40.010 --> 21:42.420 if we get there accountable circling at a more say about that. 21:43.120 --> 21:46.400 What about what have reversed course because this with the washington 21:46.400 --> 21:50.020 as a large concentration of African leaders of the opera that 21:50.350 --> 21:54.070 you get that for much but the situation you you've been helping 21:54.070 --> 21:56.180 nigeria with the Wall girls. 21:56.700 --> 21:58.400 Being caught being there caption kidnapped. 21:59.000 --> 22:02.710 What does this all what is the panatone walk inter pointy africa. 22:03.330 --> 22:06.810 The types of missions over the next decade that that having to 22:06.860 --> 22:10.720 use smoke your will be performing or some of us I just laid today worse. 22:11.630 --> 22:15.260 Do you see that a broader a persuasive mission very difficult 22:15.260 --> 22:19.010 to predict the future to any but we remain committed that to 22:19.010 --> 22:22.380 our African partners of the whole purpose of Steny up your assaf 22:22.380 --> 22:25.710 rick commensurately years ago was to give us an opportunity and 22:25.710 --> 22:27.050 I'm of a better structure. 22:27.620 --> 22:30.460 To resource that commitment and we're doing that. 22:31.070 --> 22:33.310 Them in when we've had. 22:33.990 --> 22:36.620 Strong success in many places in africa they she said. 22:37.280 --> 22:41.330 Quite a wide spread of of military operations in commitments 22:41.330 --> 22:43.430 all away from counterterrorism team. 22:44.030 --> 22:48.570 And you know to more a conventional efforts of I'd again. I can't 22:48.570 --> 22:49.010 predict with. 22:49.700 --> 22:53.840 There are with precision but I like I can tell you that secretary 22:53.840 --> 22:57.200 hagel remains committed to the continent to the security challenges debt. 22:57.710 --> 23:01.000 That are posed for out from the content whether it's bad. 23:01.610 --> 23:06.470 A terrorism networks whether it's a it's so endemic send the 23:06.470 --> 23:11.300 in medical issues um that that to jesse again conventional security 23:11.300 --> 23:15.100 threats and we're gonna we're gonna continue with that the with 23:15.100 --> 23:19.740 that commitment to the security of our Afghan 46 pivot to hear 23:19.740 --> 23:20.240 about that. 23:20.820 --> 23:22.280 Under the concerned. 23:22.910 --> 23:27.140 The 100 kilometers shouldn't be consumed should be for more overly 23:27.140 --> 23:29.950 concerned parents. It's is gonna wouldn't or you know it's not true. 23:30.270 --> 23:32.350 Well somewhat ignore africa. 23:32.900 --> 23:36.360 We have not and we have no plans to ignore the security challenges 23:36.360 --> 23:38.350 on the cabinet of africa and that. 23:39.170 --> 23:40.870 The reason balance to the pacific. 23:41.460 --> 23:45.740 Still remains a key focus but just re balancing to the asia pacific 23:45.920 --> 23:49.440 which is appropriate given the economic and security challenges 23:49.440 --> 23:52.020 now part of the world. I never mind you where we're heading this 23:52.020 --> 23:56.520 afternoon secretary least tonight for india and uh and for australia 23:56.930 --> 23:59.490 does it mean that we take our eye off the bowl the rest of the 23:59.490 --> 24:01.840 rest of the world that to include the middle east. 24:02.380 --> 24:02.850 And africa. 24:03.560 --> 24:05.780 Thanks are buddy. It..