shooting, flash bangs and whips. they run behind you with ak-47, boom, boom, boom, boom. the u.s. says it will bring up to 22,000 afghans to the united states and facilitate more to other countries. the international rescue committee estimates more than 300,000 afghan civilians have been affiliated with the united states mission since 2001. if you go outside, of course, they will kill us. i m old enough to remember saigon. this is a lot worse than saigon in 1975. despite the president s claims i have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world. some u.s. allies are criticizing the president and questioning america s role in the world. this is a catastrophe. to see their commander-in-chief to call into question the courage of men i fought with, to claim that they ran, shameful. this is a shame on all of us, not just america, but also the whole of nato. president biden ran on competence and good judgment. how much will be chaos in
of people outside the airport trying to get in, raising their hand and saying i m an american when there s marines and soldiers guarding the base, very chaotic. soldiers having to flow flash bangs. they re loud, chaotic, firing warning shots. it s a very difficult and challenging situation on the ground. it s not as easy as the u.s. military and the government have talked to the taliban. there s a lot of evidence that says otherwise. americans and vulnerable afghans that have helped the u.s. are having trouble getting to the airport and getting evacuated. neil: who checks those people through? if we re not there. if we re not a 23-year-old sergeant. these are american soldiers, american marines. young men, some women neil: or could be the taliban. that would be like the fox clearing the hen house. there s a lot of questions that came up at the briefing. how often is the u.s. military
0 parts. bahrain, denmark, germany, italy, kazakhstan, kuwait, qatar, uzbekistan. many will be transporting people through their territories to safety. albania, kosovo, macedonia, mexico, poland, qatar, ukraine and uganda have made generous offers regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk afghans. we appreciate the support. we re very encouraged other countries are also considering providing additional support, this is something that we will continue to be focused. finally this morning, secretary blinken participated in a virtual meeting to discuss the on going security situation in afghanistan and others to safely evacuate our it is ens and afghan allies that may be at risk. the allies agreed that any future government must adhere to afghanistan s international obligations, safeguard the human rights of afghans, women, children and minority, uphold the rule of law and allow unhindered access and ensure that afghanistan never serves as a safe haven for terrorism. secretary blinken a
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