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afghanistan, a prospect from which americans have historically recoiled. yet president biden is standing firm in his decision to end america s forever war. that s despite concerns over the safety and security of those left behind. the u.n. report from just a few weeks ago found this. quote, more women and children were killed and wounded in afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since the united nations began systematically keeping count. determining america s responsibility as the situation deteriorates in afghanistan is where we start this hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends and special guests. pennsylvania democratic congresswoman and air force veteran, chrissy houlahan is here with us. john heilemann is back, executive producer of the circus as well as the host of the hell and high water
reporting from the new york time. as u.s. leaves afghanistan history suggests it may struggle to stay out. many factors that contributed to the islamic state rise are present in afghanistan adding that policymakers would be naive to think that such problems would not spill over borders even if the u.s. wants to disengage the rise of forces such as isis and the taliban, forces that are radical and able to de stabilize the whole region and they will eventually affect u.s. interest. i wonder if we have been talking about these issues, i worked on them and you ve covered them for a long time. i wonder if you feel that this is an ominous way to depart? i m honesty not sure what has changed in terms of afghanistan s likelihood of becoming a sanctuary for extremist groups in the last 20
general barry mccaffrey, a former national security council member, now lucky for us an msnbc military analyst. director brennan, first your thoughts to what you are seeing? well, nicolle, it is heartbreaking to see this disaster unfolding in afghanistan. the accelerated momentum of taliban forces and the collapse of the afghan government forces, and clearly the administration was caught by surprise at just how fast this was unfolding. because they re now redeploying troops back into the country. i think what the biden administration, unfortunately, badly underestimated was the psychological impact that the decision to leave and in an accelerated rate was going to have on the afghan people. i think it emboldened the taliban. it, i think, undermined the government forces and sapped their motivation. so we see this domino effect in terms of the provincial capitals that are falling. so now, as you point out, i think the biden administration has some real tough decisions to make as far a
the pentagon is moving 3,000 marines to afghanistan and another 4,000 troops to evacuate the embassy and u.s. citizens in kabul. here is the urgency to leave afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options. if you cannot afford to purchase an airline ticket, contact the u.s. embassy for information regarding a loan. given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the embassies ability to assist u.s. citizens in afghanistan is extremely limited. even within kabul. there are haunting echoes of the evacuation of saigon in 1975 being voiced by supporters and detractors of the current president and harsh critique of the treatment of our friends and allies in afghanistan. david ignatius boats, for president biden who had hoped for a orderly withdrawal if fr