Theyre in the crowd. We asked the pentagon for comment. We have Breaking News as well. New details of the top american commander in afghanistan. To be clear, these are not the ongoing talks between diplomats in qatar. This is a rear admiral speaking directly with the taliban. Also tonight, new groups that foresaw this. Telling you about the extraordinary action they saw to warn their boss that the situation could rapidly deteriorate and that they feared a catastrophe which is exactly what came to pass. Which is exactly why the biden administration is scrambling, why its now knows negotiate with the taliban and why despite Evacuation Efforts some of the growing number of transport planes are leaving kabul less than full. People who want to leave cannot safely get through Taliban Checkpoints to the airport. They have made it clear theyre not getting afghans and neither do they know how many afghans are still in the country. John Kirby Wouldnt say. He wouldnt give a number. I do not have
Rapidly deteriorate. And that they feared a catastrophe, which is exactly what came to pass. Which is exactly why the biden administrations scrambling and why its now necessary to negotiate with the taliban. And why, despite Evacuation Efforts speeding up, some of the growing number of transport planes are leaving kabul less than full. People want to leave simply cannot safely get through Taliban Checkpoints to the airport. Senior pentagon officials have made it clear theyre not going Into Kabul to get afghans or even americans. Nor, do officials and this is remarkable even know how many americans, let alone afghans, are still in the country. When asked today, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby Wouldnt say. He wouldnt give a number. I do not have a breakdown. I i suspect that over time as our Manifesting Process gets more refined, we may be able to be that be there but we dont have that specific breakdown. Today, how many americans american citizens remain in in afghanistan . I dont know. W
Announcer live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thanks so much for joining me this hour. There are certainly new fears the taliban could make moves against Afghanistans Capital in just a matter of days. So far the militant groups advances are being met with little resistance. The taliban now control half the countrys provincial capitals as you can see from this map, all taken, all taken within the past week. Now the countrys second largest City Kandahar is among the latest to be captured. Many observers see that as the beginning of the end for the countrys u. S. Backed government. The u. S. Embassy in Kabul Isnt taking any chances, staff are being told to destroy sensitive material while several thousand u. S. Troops will be arriving to provide security and possibly evacuate personnel. The Pentagon Spokesman says Afghan Forces need to step up their response. Take a listen. Certainly deeply concerning the speed with which the taliban has been able to move. What h
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