Im Pamela Brown in washington. You are in the Cnn Newsroom on a very busy saturday evening. Additional u. S. Troops heading to afghanistan this weekend, at the same time taliban militants there appear on track to retake the entire country. President biden is sending 5,000 more forces to afghanistan. He says the added troops are to ensure, quote, an orderly and safe drawdown as they help americans get out. But millions of afghans are desperate to escape the escalation of violence in their country. As the taliban take over more ground at a speed that has jolted officials in the biden administration, five more Capital Cities fell to the taliban in the last 24 hours. Now 22 of the countrys 34 provincial capitals are under taliban control. Only two major cities, kabul and jalalabad, remain under the afghan government. Take a look. This timelapse shows the speed the taliban gained territory. See the Red Spread Starting in midapril after the president announced the u. S. Withdrawal. Last hour i spoke with democratic Congressman Jason Crow from colorado, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq And Afghanistan and is now on the armed services committee. He says what is happening is heartbreaking but isnt willing to secondguess President Bidens strategy. Yeah, we are not without risk in afghanistan. Theres no doubt about that. Were seeing the consequence of this. And im going to reserve judgment on the manner in which this withdrawal happened until we can actually look at this with some Separation And Perspective and actually have the information we need to have a discussion about it. But the Bottom Line is, there are threats everywhere. Everywhere around the world. China, russia, iran, south america, central america, terrorism, narco terrorism, cyber attacks, ransomware attacks. We face threats that we have never even imagined we would have faced five or ten years ago. The president has to make decisions about how we spend our blood, our sweat, our treasure, our limited resources, to address those threats. And thats a hard thing to do. And yes, i am heartbroken about whats happening here. But there are tradeoffs to be had. I want to talk to cnn Military Analyst and retired Air Force Colonel cedric layton. Also political scientist ian bremer, president of gzero media and the youre rare sha group. Colonel, what does it say to you about the situation on the ground that the president is bringing in nearly double the number of troops he initially deployed last week . I tell you, pam, its really a crisis situation. You have something here that is extremely dangerous for the people on the ground. It also shows that what were dealing with is really a way in which weve got to do something more to get people out in terms of afghan interpreters. So what we have here is from a strategic standpoint a very difficult situation. We have a problem that in some ways was of our own making, but in other ways was a result of Ineptitude And Corruption in the Afghan Military. And the resulting mess that were dealing with now is one in which there are really no good way out, thats what we see here. We have a problem that is partially of our own making, but it is a very difficult way to extract ourselves from this problem, and we have to find a way very quickly to do that. Because it is a situation that was rapidly spinning out of control. On that note, the president said this when he announced these 5,000 additional troops. Quote, one more year or five more years of u. S. Military presence would not have made a difference if the Afghan Military cannot or will not hold its own country. Do you agree . How much blame do you assign President Biden for this, when afghan soldiers are not fighting, largely, but fleeing . I dont assign blame to President Biden for the strategic assessment that the Status Quo was not going to hold for another one, two, five more years and that they had to either expand Troop Presence or they had to make a decision to leave. But i absolutely fault him on execution. The fact that we have in the pentagon the best Scenario Planning for Military Presence in the world, we have 20 years of experience on the ground, and they clearly were completely caught flatfooted and had no plan in place for the taliban advancing as quickly as they did. For the fact that the afghans werent prepared to fight. They instead bled away once the united states made it very clear were not defending them anymore. Its unconscionable, in my view, that the united states is now playing catchup for a decision that was made on our timeline. Thats the problem. Its an execution failure. And anyone that faces this on the ground in afghanistan as a consequence of not being prepared, Thats Something this administration has to speak for. So then colonel, how could this drawdown have been executed better . Well, first of all, ian is right. The planning should have been done in a very thorough manner. We hear reports that they started planning for this back in may. They should have been planning for this way before then, because we knew that we were going to be leaving afghanistan one day. But the other part of it is, look, say you start in may. You also have to have imagination. You have to understand that the taliban has a mission in mind. They have a goal in mind. And we have a taliban that is very zealous in their posture. And what were looking at is failure to understand that zealotry, if i can use that word, and actually use that to their advantage. Theyve done a very good job, just from a military standpoint, of gaining territory. And we have to account for that, and we failed to account for that. And had we accounted for it, we would have been better prepared for this. You know, you talk about the execution, ian. And i was speaking to jason crow, Congressman Jason Crow, who also said that he certainly didnt expect the speed by which the taliban have taken over afghanistan. And thats what youre hearing from a lot of people. To your point earlier, how did the u. S. , the white house, underestimate the taliban and their ability to do this, to take over the ground that afghanistan so quickly why do you think that happened . Its more they overestimated the willingness of the Afghan Military to fight when the united states was clearly no longer going to provide them direct military support. And what bothers me here is the fact that Biden Sort of owns this decision by himself. The united states has been fighting with our allies for 20 years now. When we went into afghanistan, we asked them to join us. They all did. Nato came together. We should not be leaving by ourselves. It would have been so easy for biden, the administration, when they did the Policy Review on afghanistan, to have done It Multilaterally with the allies that are fighting with us on the ground. I dont want it to be this easy for bidens enemies at home and internationally to be able to undermine him for what should have been a decision taken jointly. By the way, leaving afghanistan is popular among republicans, democrats, and independents. This should have been a layup for biden. Instead, its becoming his first major foreign policy crisis. Its interesting, you say that the problem was overestimating the willingness of the Afghan Military. But weve seen this show before, we saw it with iraq. A lot of it comes down to will and morale. And its just clearly most of the afghan soldiers on the ground there dont have the will or the resources to fight back is what were seeing. From a national security standpoint, colonel, what is the concern for you . I think from a macro perspective, pamela, what were looking at is a vacuum in afghanistan. This is going to be a place where the possibility certainly exists that al qaeda, isis, or a similar group could use afghanistan as a springboard for attacks in other countries. So thats the traditional view of everything. The other part of this, though, is afghanistan once again becomes a playground for all of the regional powers in the area. Whether youre looking at iran, pakistan, india, even russia and china. And each of these countries has an interest in afghanistan. Each of these countries has worked in various ways to either support what the u. S. Is doing or, more importantly, to thwart what the u. S. Was doing. Thats particularly true of pakistan. And i think what well see with the advent of a taliban regime in afghanistan, you will have a chance where the pakistanis will believe that theyre vindicated in their efforts to control that country. But i dont think theyll succeed. I think the taliban will either turn on them or there will be so much factionalism in afghanistan that it will become a very big mess for the entire neighborhood over there. All right, colonel cedric layton, ian bremer, thank you both for your Analysis And Perspective on this. You bet, pamela, thank you. Cnns chief international Correspondent Clarissa Ward is right now in afghanistan. She got a chilling look at a former u. S. Base there that is now the home of taliban fighters. Heres her exclusive report. Reporter this is what remains of the u. S. Presence in much of afghanistan. The hollowedout skeletons of sprawling military bases now under the control of the taliban. Once there were hundreds of u. S. And nato troops in gazny province. The last americans left a couple of years ago, but their memory still lurks, ghostlike. Its just so strange to see this, you know . The taliban granted access to cnn along with awardwinning afghan filmmaker nagi bullakareshi, keen to show off the spoils of war. Were just arriving at another u. S. Base. Already i can see a large number of military vehicles over there. According to the taliban, afghan forces here surrendered three weeks ago when their food ran out, leaving weapons and ammunition and more. When the americans were here, were you and your men attacking this base a lot . Translator yes. Many times, we attacked this base when america was here. We did operations. We were using ieds. The americans had their helicopters, weapons, and tanks on the ground. We mujahadin resisted very well. Reporter now they roam through whats left of the tactical operations center. Anything of value will be stripped down and sold. Walking through whats left of these american bases, you have to ask yourself, what was it all for . Americas great experiment with nationbuilding now vanished into dust. Translator its our belief that one day, mujahadin will have victory and Islamic Law will come not to just afghanistan, but all over the world. We are not in a hurry. We believe it will come one day. Jihad will not end until the last day. Reporter its a chilling admission from a group that claims it wants peace, despite continuing a bloody offensive. Since the u. S. Began its withdrawal in may, the militants have advanced across the country at an alarming rate on the back of american pickup trucks. On the gazny highway, we pass base after base, all flying the militants flag. At The End, its a similar sight. The days of underground insurgency are over and the taliban is poised to reestablish the very Emirate America once came to destroy. But taliban Governor Kamil insists the group has changed since then. Translator the difference between that taliban and this taliban is that the taliban of 2001 were new. And now this taliban is experienced. Disciplined. Our activities are going well. We are obeying our leaders. Reporter a lot of people are concerned that if the taliban takes power again, womens rights will move backwards. How can you guarantee that womens rights will be protected . Translator we assure this to people all over the world. Especially the people of afghanistan. Islam has given rights to everyone equally. Women have their own rights. How much islam has given rights to women, we will give them that much. Reporter that is clearly open for interpretation. Next to the mosque we find a classroom of young girls. But their teacher says they will only receive religious education and will not attend regular school. At night i am separated from my male colleagues and sleep in the Womens Part of the house with the children. Ive been talking to some of the women in this room. I promised that i wouldnt show any of their faces. But its interesting because the taliban talks a lot about how its changed and girls can go to school now. But i asked if any of these girls would be going to school, and i was told, absolutely not, girls dont go to school. When i said, why dont girls go to school . They said, taliban says its bad. Here, what the taliban says, goes. This is now what afghanistans future looks like. Far from what the u. S. Once envisioned and what so many afghans dreamed of. As the taliban pushes on towards an all but certain victory. Clarissa ward, cnn,ing ghazni province, afghanistan. Up next, more than 300 people are reported dead and the numbers are expected to rise after an earthquake in haiti. Ill ask the countrys former Prime Minister just how bad things could get. Also ahead, School Openings so far revealing that the science is right. Masking works. New Data Tonight on exactly how much face coverings can cut the spread of covid. 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Details so far are just trickling out of the western hemispheres porous nation. 304 people are confirmed dead, with every expectation that number will climb much higher. For now the most urgent fears are for the living. At least 1,800 people are injured. One local hospital says it is overwhelmed with patients and theyve set up tents to handle the overflow. The u. S. Geological survey says high casualties are probable. Haiti has already endured immense hardship. The Countrys President was assassinated just a month ago, adding to the political turmoil. And haiti is still recovering from the earthquake in 2010 that killed as many as 300,000 people. Lets get the very latest from Cnn Correspondent Patrick Oppmann who is following the latest from havana, cuba. Reporter pam, scores of haitians are dead following a powerful earthquake that rocked that nation and the Death Toll is expected to right. Haitis government says that there are whole areas that are still off limits, towns that they have not been able to reach because of the roads, have simply disappeared, are unpassable. Weve seen images of buildings collapsing on people, people running for their lives from their homes. As well, people receiving medical attention essentially on cots outside in the open air because its not safe to go back inside as the aftershocks continue to rock haiti. And a new danger on the horizon. Tropical Storm Grace has swarmed in, expected to pass over haiti bringing heavy rains that will not only complicate Search And Rescue efforts, but could lead to dangerous mudslides. So by no means has the danger passed. Certainly hasnt. Pat Patrick Oppmann, thank you very much. Joining me, former Prime Minister of haiti, laurent la maw. Thank you for making time for us. What is your reaction upon hearing the news about Todays Earthquake in haiti . Well, its beyond devastating. I mean, this is the second earthquake, and this one is stronger than the first earthquake that hit haiti in 2010. This is the second one. The only thing is this one unless the southern part of haiti, not in portauprince. But its a catastrophe of major proportions. What does haiti need now as it reels from this earthquake and prepares for this storm heading its way . Well, i would say a couple of things. One, the biggest problem not only is certainly emergency assistance, but its a logistical nightmare were going through. The four departments that are hit by the Earthquake Today have a huge issue. There is only one road leading to them, and that road is being dominated and controlled by gangs. So basically those four departments are basically cut off from the rest of the country. So one of the biggest challenges will be to free up the access to the departments to bring assistance, aid, and a lot of help needed to rescue the victims of this catastrophe. Yeah, i remember after the 2010 earthquake what a logistical nightmare it was in portauprince. The roads being closed, issues with getting in and out of the airport there. As you point out there, a different set of challenges going on right now. What would you like to see the u. S. Do . Well, i think a couple of things. The u. S. Can help in assisting the police in clearing the gangs through a Police Assistance Program or helping the police with equipment, with manpower, you know, for a shortterm basis, in order to bring assistance to the troubled areas. And helping with the emergency relief, Search And Rescue, hospitals. Were having issues certainly with the victims. So this is this would be the number one priority is the assistance and security. Clear the roads in order to bring Relief And Assistance to the injured and to the victims. This would be an enormous assistance from the u. S. And certainly there is a coalition of international agencies that are working through project medishare. There is a coalition between the university of miami, project medishare, center for haitian studies. Several people getting together, but certainly looking at helping haiti would be supporting that, that effort, project medishare. Projectmedishare. Org is the website. Do you think haiti was better prepared for this earthquake in terms of getting back up to what Building Code should be or so forth . Just given all that it has to endure and the lack of resources, that just wasnt possible . Well, the difference was the difference in location. This one hit the south of haiti. And that was not really touched during the 2010 earthquake. And this one is a stronger, much stronger earthquake. And it went into an area thats more impoverished. So the challenge is double in this case. Now, what needs to happen in the future, certainly, is to build with codes. Like basically a lot of areas in portauprince is following right now. But its going to be a longterm challenge. Haitis biggest challenge, of course, is the precarity of its economy. Its certainly a Poverty Issue and something that has to be tackled longterm. Just one hardship after another for the haitian people. But i know seeing it firsthand after the 2010 earthquake, that they are resilient and courageous. Laurent mama, thank you for joining us. Thank you very much. Local leaders across the country are taking on their governors who try to issue mandates against mandates. Dallas is now telling residents to mask up, despite an order from the governor not to. How will this play out in the classroom . The chief of Dallas Public Schools joins us live next. Doesnt have to be harsh on your sensitive skin. New cetaphil gentle clear contains balanced formulas that gently clear breakouts and soothe sensitive skin. Cetaphil. Complete Acne Care for sensitive skin. Now in the acne aisle. 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In hayes county, texas, which includes austin, a judge is defying antimask Mandate Governor Abbott ordering student, staff, and visitors to wear masks in county schools. Its one of many skirmishes across the country over face coverings as School Districts battle their own governors. Were going to do whatever we can to vindicate the rights of parents and make sure that parents are in the Drivers Seat when it comes to the health, education, and welfare of their kids. And these should not be decreed by the government, they should be something a parent is ultimately making the decision on. We feel strongly that the lives of our students and staff are invaluable. And were not willing to play Russian Roulette with their lives or take a risk of losing people because we have people in schools without masks. Leave it up to the parents . They are bitterly divided themselves. We are seeing those for and those against masking Mandates Clash at rallies and meetings. I am a nurse practitioner, and i work in the hospital. And i see patients on the ventilator of all ages all the time right now. And its disturbing that somebody would send their kid to school without a mask. I would never put them in a mask because their Brain Needs Oxygen to grow, which the neurologists can confirm. Anyway, the real part of the Clown Show is that you all think that you actually have the authority to mandate this. Michael juanossa, his district is requiring masks, the judge recently upheld the mandate. Thank you for joining us. A year and a half into the pandemic did you imagine youd be battling Governor Abbott over protecting your students . No, in fact, i thought this year wed be back to some kind of normalcy. But almost ten days ago, things started turning for the worse, all of a sudden we had to make some important decisions that, oh my goodness, here we go again. But this one is much more serious. So we have to take matters into our own hands. Its been very difficult. But its been the right thing to do, according to our community and our staff and the people who have supported us in this decision so far. So why did you make the decision to essentially defy the governor and impose a Mask Mandate . Well, the things started turning very grave very quickly. And we i heard a story by a doctor from Ut Southwestern that if you have a mask, it helps give you another layer of protection even if you have the vaccine. It almost insulates you from it. Once i heard that report and things started getting worse almost on an hourly basis, we decided to go forward. I notified my school board, we put a plan together. And so far, four days in, every student, over 20,000 students have already started, we have another 140,000 coming monday. So far everyone has complied with our request in the dallas School District. However, we have a case in front of the supreme court. Two hours ago our County Executive had to turn in information. We expect the Texas Supreme Court to rule maybe even as early as tomorrow as to how im going to operate the School District on monday morning. So youre on the cusp of some significant Breaking News either way. All right. Well be watching it closely. More than 4,000 students, 280 staffmembers in hillsborough county, florida, public schools are in Isolation Or Quarantine due to testing positive for covid or being exposed to a covid case. Are you concerned youre going to face a similar situation . Ive been proud, we have a dashboard on our website, and because we have masks weve had less than 15 cases so far. I was talking to suburban superintendent, he had 15 cases friday on his campus because they did not have masks. And so, yeah, i am very concerned. Those numbers of Hillsboro County and districts like that, our size, that are in urban areas where theres a lot of people, it could escalate quickly. So we need every tool in our toolkit to try to handle these matters. And so we hope the governor at least gives a temporary reprieve on this not allowing us to have masks. Im curious what are you hearing from parents about the Mask Mandate . We just saw video of parents getting really fired up over this on both sides of the issue. Actually, we get Nothing But Support so far. Were very proud of our parents. Weve been communicating with them a lot. But ill know a lot more, because some of our more middle class parents are going to start showing up monday. So far weve had no issues with parents. Ive had one Teacher File a grievance. I had another teacher tell me she wished she hadnt come to the district. But we have 11,000 teachers. So overwhelmingly, weve had support in Dallas Isd thus far. But stay tuned, because anything could happen. We are staying tuned. Thank you so much for your time tonight. Kids need school. There is no debate about that. Thats something that we can all agree on. But School Districts across the country are already having to close down as we were talking about and switch to virtual learning because of outbreaks. Some within a matter of days. With vaccines still not approved for students younger than 12, masks are the best Protection Weve got right now. And research shows just how effective they can be. Cnn Health Reporter Jacqueline Howard joins me now with more. Jacqueline, arguments against masks fall apart when you look at this science, right . Thats right, pamela. The science is there. Thats why its so sad, really, to see a lot of Tension And Debate and political tension, really, around wearing masks in school. Back in january, a study looking at two schools, that wearing masks were not followed, 72 of Covid19 Transmission in the school was associated with not following mask policy. So that means 72 of Covid19 Spread in schools was tied to not wearing masks. And then more recently, pamela, in June Researchers in North Carolina published a report looking at schools there that found masks reduce transmission of covid19 even when people were not distancing. Whether people were six feet apart, three feet apart, or zero feet apart, masks still worked in reducing transmission. And thats not all that was found in that report, pamela. Heres one of the researchers, dr. Daniel benjamin. It started in the fall, then we replicated the study during the winter surge. Through that time we showed that masking was preventing transmission of covid in schools. It drove it down to the point where a child coming in with covid had less than a 1 chance of giving it to their peers or to a teacher. You see, pamela, the research is there. The science is clear. But theres still this debate thats going on, which is really, really disheartening to see. I want to point out the study was done before the rise of the delta variant. Do we have any idea if masks are still this effective against Community Spread in schools . And was there a specific type of mask they used in this study . Or was it any kind of mask, do you know . So the studies were really looking at cloth masks, paper, surgical masks, whatever masks students were wearing at the time. Youre right, pamela, there is this question of what the delta variant, being more transmissible, does that change whats seen in the data . Cdc director dr. Rochelle walensky said the spread was tracked in summer schools, summer camps, now tracking Covid19 Spread as schools are opening, she says the data still shows that masks are working. Have a listen. The places that are having the problem, the places that are having disease that is transmitted in the schools, are the places that arent taking the prevention strategies, the places that arent masking. 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From what we understand, someone among these protesters over here, who are against any sort of Mask Or Vaccine mandates, one of those demonstrators was stabbed. We understand they are in the hospital, possibly stabbed in the torso in stable condition. Anonymous, you have a lot to say. You showed up here in l. A. Today. Tell us what it is that youre trying to drive home right now. So this is not political anymore. This is not religious. Every political party, left and right, every religion, every class, everyone, is coming together for human rights. The clinical trials are not done yet. So how can you fire people in the united states who have worked for decades and they are scared to take this experimental vaccine . It doesnt matter what you believe in, you have to respect everybodys rights. So we are here to speak out against these mandates, which there have been many Vaccine Breakthrough cases, so how are you protected really from the vaccine . Everybody has the right to do what they want to do with their body, and we are here to assert our american rights. And there were not hundreds of people, there were over A Thousand today. And i got to say that antifa, that stands for antifascism. Well, my sign right here says, Vaccine Mandates are fascist. So how come the liberal fascists are trying to fight with us when they should be on our side . They are the ones instigating Harassment And Terror and violence. Antifa should be with us, because we are fighting against fascism. If you wear a mask, i respect you. If you want to get vaccinated, i respect you. But you should have the right to choose what to do with your body. I should not show my papers to go to the store. This is not nazi germany, this is not china, this is not north korea, this is america. [ cheers ] reporter you heard it. She didnt want to give her name, that was anonymous. She alluded to atee fa. There were counterdemonstrators down there, a cluster of them. Thats the latest from l. A. City hall. Right now this is a peaceful demonstration. Although these are not thanks so much, paul. We want to note the major clinical trials are done for pfizer, moderna, J J vaccines, but there are clinical trials ongoing for children. So we should find out more about that soon. Just want to clear up that misinformation. They are in congress but getting kicked off Social Media. Tonight were shining a spotlight on elected leaders getting in trouble for spreading misinformation on the internet, instead of helping stop the spread of covid. Join cnn for we love new York City the homecoming concert. This once inalifetime Concer Event next saturday starting at 5 00 p. M. Eastern exclusively on cnn. Milk, matilda. Great Job Moo youre welcome. Breyers natural vanilla is made with 100 grade a Milk And Cream and only sustainably farmed vanilla. Better starts with breyers. I know a thing or two about cars. And, sometimes, buying them can make you tight in the chest. 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Also in the social Media Penalty Box this weekend, Gop Congresswoman and one time Qanon Advocate Marjorie taylor greene. She falsely tweeted that the vaccines were, quote, failing. Not true. That was enough to put her account into read only mode. But each of them will be back at full strength by tuesday. These are slaps on the wrists Social Media gets late while those in congress merely sow doubt even with icus at capacity for children. Senator paul is calling his suspension a badge of honor. Why wouldnt he . After all hes probably not worried about what youtube calls a first strike violation. His republican Colleague Senator Ron Johnsson served a youtube suspension. Well that video is gone. But his Youtube Channel is alive and well. How many more times will we see disinformation find a global spotlight however brief through our elected leaders . Dr. Fauci can go to Capitol Hill and get right back in senator pauls face, but how does society say no more to Conspiracy Theories that used to spread only by someone handing out fliers on a Street Corner . For the record, its okay to ask questions about the vaccine or masks or anything else. We get to read the data and listen to the actual experts. But like shouting fire in a crowded theater, the people we trust with power have no business pushing conspiracies online that could harm public health without any evidence to back it up. Perhaps they should take a lesson from fellow republican Congressman Barry Moore who faced controversy for tweets about the Capitol Riot that either hinted or invoked a racial component. Congressman moore ended up deleting his account. 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