Chris: i want to pick up another aspect of the evacuation we know of one instanced where the u.s. sent helicopters out to a hotel near the airport to pick up 169 americans and bring them back into the airport have there been other instances where the u.s. has been outside of the perimeter of kabul airport to pick up americans either in kabul or around the country and are we prepared to do more of that? the president, secretary of defense made very clear that we will do what is necessary to get americans who want to leave and get them home. that is an ongoing effort and i ll leave it to secretary defense of others to speak to do that. but our focus now with the state department is focused on and very close cord nation with the department of defense and her other colleagues is directing people in direct contact is the best way to get to the airport and get through the gates and on
Day this gone, who will replace it? that is why america remaining super power from human perspective it is truly interest to humanitarian that america fh chris wallace is coming up next, thank you for watching, have an awesome day. i m chris wallace as a u.s. rushes to evacuate americans and afghan partners from kabul, president biden reckons with a new reality. chaos near kabul airport as people desperately try to flee the taliban back at home the biden administration shifts explanations and point fingers over how quickly the afghanistan fell. it was nothing that i or anyone else all the indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days.
. chris: hello again from fox news in washington, it s been a brutal week for president biden foreign policy as a u.s. continues its chaotic evacuation from afghanistan and the president tries to rewrite expectations for americans and u.s. allies. in a series of appearances the president contradicted his own advisors from the terror threat in afghanistan to what the military and intelligence communities were telling him right now thousands of americans and afghan allies await guidance on whether and how to try to reach a kabul airport. in a moment will discuss all of this with the secretary of state anthony blinken but first let s bring in trainings with the latest on the situation on the ground in kabul. an injured child carried through the crowd as soldiers work through a sea of people
Chris: yesterday the u.s. embassy in kabul issue this alert because of the security threats outside of the gates at the kabul airport were advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport unless she received individual instructions from the u.s. government representative to do so, that alert directly contradicts what president biden said hours before on friday and my question is not because the situation getting to the airport even for americans is more dangerous as the president indicated or is it because of her reported new threat from isis. chris: here s what we seen over the last week at the airport crowds outside of the airport and incredibly bold toler situation and flute situation and we see wrenching images of people hurt and even killed in a hitch in the gut. it s very important to make sure to the best of our ability
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington's end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people.