i want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, it is monday, august 23rd. overnight, a new round of chaos at the kabul airport. a deadly fire fight involving u.s., german and afghan forces. and afghan guard helping to secure the base killed by sniper fire. unknown sniper fire. at this point we re told no americans were injured in the gunfire and then this just in, a taliban spokesman telling cnn that all u.s. forces must leave afghanistan by the end of the month after president biden said he s considering extending the afghan withdrawal deadline. also new this morning, i obtained some letters from the taliban sent to the brother of with u.s. troops. in one the brother is told that he has been sentenced to death in absentia and cannot appeal the verdict. all this very important reporting, very pertinent developments we ll get to all of
testament to the men and women on the ground in kabul and our armed services. amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, biden yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. good morning and welcome to morning joe . it is monday, august 23rd. we ll have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan but first what could be a big day in the fight against covid. the fda is working to approve pfizer s two dose vaccine as soon as today. according to the new york times the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still going through a substantial amount of paper work and negotiation with the company. people familiar with the matter told me the outlet that some components of the review could possibly push the approval date beyond today. the times says a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment
the most hostile to u.s. interests in the world and i just cannot understand why the u.s. government has persisted in considering it an ally. all right. sarah, thank you so much for being with us. we greatly appreciate it. that s the other part of the article, it is just worse than we even imagined when you look at the isi and pakistan s involvement in the rise and sustaining of the taliban. that does it for us this morning. chris jansing picks up coverage right now. hi there, i am chris jansing, in for stephanie ruhle. it is monday, august 23rd. this morning, we are following several major stories. extreme weather battering the east coast. in the northeast, henri leaving a path of destruction and thousands without power.
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not a credible ally, not someone steve: that is what is so. i m sorry we re out of time, you have summarized it. have summarized it. jillian: it is monday, august 23rd. we re following two major stories this morning. first, more chaos in kabul, the biden administration defending its botched withdrawal from afghanistan while struggling to evacuate thousands of americans stuck in harm s way. this as isis poses a new threat to soldiers on the ground there. we have the fallout. tropical depression henri battering the east coast overnight, turning roads into rivers and putting millions of lives in danger. we have the latest warning as the storm settles in over new england. you are watching fox & friends