Pentagon Spox Won’t Say if Troops in Afghanistan Are in a Combat Mission

REPORTER Thanks for doing ░░░░░░░░ Are any additional Air ░░░░░░░░ squadrons or aircraft heading ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East for ░░░░░░░░ And then could you ░░░░░░░░ speak to any of ░░░░░░░░ rules of engagement troops ░░░░░░░░ the ground will have ░░░░░░░░ I have no nothing ░░░░░░░░ announce or speak to ░░░░░░░░ respect to additional Air ░░░░░░░░ assets I ve told ░░░░░░░░ I ve given you ░░░░░░░░ much the laydown of ░░░░░░░░ what we re sending ░░░░░░░░ support this movement That ░░░░░░░░ I also said in ░░░░░░░░ in my opening statement ░░░░░░░░ there will be airlifts ░░░░░░░░ Clearly there s going ░░░░░░░░ be an Air Force ░░░░░░░░ here with respect to ░░░░░░░░ but in terms of ░░░░░░░░ aircraft I know of ░░░░░░░░ such moves to do ░░░░░░░░ and as I said ░░░░░░░░ ve laid out for ░░░░░░░░ now twice what the ░░░░░░░░ would be and I ░░░░░░░░ not going to speak ░░░░░░░░ rules of engagement we ░░░░░░░░ do that from the ░░░░░░░░ David.”