found themselves overwhelmed, suddenly battling crowds, firing warning shots. this was not the mission they came for. the pentagon says u.s. troops shot dead two armed afghans. but still the crowds didn t disperse. instead they ran along and clung to the undercarriage of a military transport plane as it taxied for takeover. one official told me it was worse than the humiliating american pullout from saigon. afghans are running from the taliban, now in full control, setting up checkpoints with the very weapons the american taxpayers bought for the afghan army. after the u.s. pulled out of bases and left them without air support. and the u.s. didn t see this coming? we reported on the tremendous security vacuum created when the u.s. left bagram air base two
army, which collapsed instead of fighting. after the u.s. pulled out of bases and left them without air support. and the u.s. didn t see this coming? we reported on the tremendous security vacuum created when the u.s. left the air base two months ago, leaving it so undefended and empty, i was able to bike down the runway. the warning signs were there. and this weekend, kabul was taken without resistance. and the afghan president fled. still in the country are tens of thousands of afghan interpreters marked for death by the taliban who today were taking their meals in the presidential palace, settling in, celebrating their victory. as we drove through kabul, it s clear the taliban s hard line rule is creeping back. this was a popular beauty salon, styling women s hair and makeup. the taliban banned salons along
disperse. instead they ran along and clung to the undercarriage of military transport plane, as it taxied for takeoff. when u.s. military official told, me it was 100 times worse, than the humiliating american pull out from saigon. afghans are running from the taliban, now in full control. today setting up checkpoints, with the very weapons american taxpayers bought for the afghan army, which collapsed instead of fighting. after the u.s. pulled out basis, and left them without air support. in the u.s. did not see this coming? we reported on the tremendous security vacuum, created when the u.s. left the airbase two months ago, leaving it so undefeated and and the, i was able to break down the runway. the warning signs were there. in this weekend, kabul was taken without resistance. in the afghan president fled.
a signal as the wall street journal editorial board writes today when the world s rogue senses that a superpower lacks the will to support its friends. they look for other ways to take advantage. in terms of taking advantage, morgan brought up the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. we invaded afghanistan after 9/11 to take out al qaeda and its talent than sponsors i ll point out the u.n. in a recent report said that the two groups quote remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties. you throw in the islamic state in taking advantage of a security vacuum, and ethically have to ask the question, how long before there s another attack on our homeland. harris: let s pray it doesn t happen. if china too paid kt mcfarland and i got into it last hour, they are sitting and waiting. they would love to get your situation with we give the taliban aid not to have our
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