0n 2july the us military left bagram airfield, its key base, effectively ending its military campaign there. five days later, president biden gave a press conference where he reassured people that the taliban would not take over afghanistan. but over the following weeks, taliban insurgents gained more and more ground. the final blow came last sunday, 15 august, when both jalalabad and kabul fell to the taliban. president biden has received criticism for his response to the afghanistan crisis, but has defended his decision, and promised to bring us nationals home. let s get reaction now from political analyst, eric ham, whojoins us from washington dc. hi, eric. thank you forjoining us, especially because it is the middle of the night where you are. we appreciate you staying up. president biden s speech to the nation last