Senior administration officials believe the U.S. will be able to maintain security at the airport long enough to complete its evacuation efforts.
ordered in about 1,000 additional troops to help secure the Afghan airfield, the Associated Press reported.
Senior administration officials said they believe the U.S. can keep the airport secure long enough to complete the evacuation efforts, the AP said, but for those unable to get to the airport, the future is less certain.For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: Senior U.S. military officials say the chaos at the airport left seven people dead Monday, including some who fell from a departing American military transport jet. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss ongoing operations.
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