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The airport are in contact with the taliban as Evacuation Efforts are once again underway there. We have Fox Team Coverage tonight. National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin is at the pentagon with more on the efforts to exit kabul including some new information just out. But we begin with white House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich on where things stand with the taliban, the Afghan Government and this administration, good evening, jackie. Good evening, bret. President biden will return to the white House Tonight from Camp David after reporters got the first Briefing Room Q and a since the taliban took afghanistan. We learned at least 11,000 American Citizens are stranded throughout the country trying to get now to the only sight under u. S. Control without transportation from the u. S. Military. The White House again defended the withdrawal and also maintained that they planned for every scenario. We were cleareyed going in when we made this decision that it waS Possible that the taliban would end up in control of afghanistan. We were cleareyed about that. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan framed the fallout in afghanistan as inevitable outcome of concluding 20 years of war but said there were other forces that caused the chaos. We communicated with American Citizens for weeks telling them to get out of country. The Afghan Government and its supporters, including many of the people now seeking to leave, made a passionate case that we should not conduct a Mass Evacuation less we trigger a loss of confidence in the government. Evidently the least confident afghan president ghani who fled the country sunday. President biden has not since spoken with him. The administration is instead negotiating the Safe Exit Of Americans and possibly allies with the taliban. Now in possession of u. S. Military weapons. Given to the afghan National Security forces to be able to defend themselves at the specific request to president ghani, certainly a fair amount of it has fallen into the hands of the taliban and obviously we dont have a sense that they are going to readily hand it over to us. The White House is also managing regional impacts of the withdrawal. China exploiting the eventtoto sow doubt among the u. S. Allies. The president said Yesterday China and russia would have nothing more to have the u. S. To sink billions of dollars and stay there forever it seems to be that they are celebrating this they were celebrating u. S. Humiliation in afghanistan. Another ally the u. S. Wont come for help if war breaks out . We stand by partners around the world who are subject to this kind of propaganda that Russia And China are projecting. And we are going to continue to deliver on those words with actions. The White House says President Biden still has confidence in his national Security Teams but there will be an assessment about lessons learned. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also said the president takes responsibility for every decision the u. S. Government made adding that he, Jake Sullivan, as well as the president s national Security Intelligence and defense teams are also doing the same and assuming responsibility too, bret. Bret jacqui, thank you. The Biden Administration says flights in kabul evacuated more than 1,000 people, including 330 americans already. That happened today. It comes after yesterdays Frenzied Rush to get civilians out of afghanistan. U. S. Officials are now negotiating with the taliban as you just heard to ensure a safe exit, a Safe Passage to the airport. One of those negotiators is a familiar foe to the united states and specifically, President Biden. National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin is at the pentagon with more on the kabul exit strategy. The airfield is secure right now. Armys 82nd Airborne arrived in kabul overnight to put an end to the chaos at Kabul Airport that halted flights on monday. Throughout the nine night nine c17s arrived delivering equipment and approximately 1,000 troops. The u. S. Military is now forced to negotiate with the taliban whose fighters have been seen trying to intimidate those making their way to the airport to stop afghans from leaving the country. The taliban have informed us that theyre prepared to provide the Safe Passage of civilians to the airport. And we intend to hold them to that commitment. There has been no hostile interactions with the taliban on either our people or on operations. The a former senior Defense Official told Fox The Taliban has the airport surrounded and the big issue here is that no people outside of the taliban ring will get in. No way they get 30,000 sir. Vs evacuated, not even close. Biden administration is now left to deal with some of the same leaders the obama Biden Administration released from guantanamo bay, including one of the five taliban commanders released from gitmo in 2014 aS Part of the Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap. They quickly set up an embassy in qatar and eventually among the leaders that the Trump Administration began Exit Talks with and now orchestrated the overthrow of the Afghan Government. The former taliban Interior Minister released from Gitmo Sat across from u. S. Envoy Khalilzad In Moscow recently to discuss the final terms of the u. S. Withdrawal. Former Defense Secretary Leon panetta warned in an interview with fox in 2015 that the Bergdahl Deal would blow back on the u. S. I dont mind, obviously, the effort at negotiations, but you dont just walk in and say oh, yeah, we will give you five bad guys. These were individuals who killed in many cases their own soldiers. What assurance do we have they are not going to wind up blowing up innocent americans . Another former Gitmo Detainee gave a taunting Victory Speech from inside the president ial palace sunday. Rouhani was reby the Bush Administration after telling the Gitmo Review Board he was a simple Shop Keeper who wanted to return to afghanistan to care for his sick father. Ambassador can a legal sad was appointed by President Trump to negotiate a Peace Deal with the taliban part of that deal the Trump Administration forced the government ghani to release 5,000 hardened taliban prisoners then there was the hasty exit from u. S. Forces from Bagram Air base in july which had a Prison Holding Fighters and Hard Core taliban. They have been released. Some will be part of the new Afghan Government, bret. Bret you spoke to a wellplaced Source Tonight who had direct conversation with Body Guards at the afghan president ial palace there the night that president ghani decided to flee . Thats right. This wellplaced source says the decision to flee came down to minutes for the president. The decision was based on how to avoid blood in the streets of kabul. Taliban are encouraging people to go back to work. They have to run the government. I was told taliban are not ready to govern. They will need help. There is a feeling of betrayal amongst afghans. The decisions about afghanistan were made on the u. S. Political cycle every four years, this source said. Afghans feel very betrayed. Americans, the source told me, sold us out to the taliban. Bret . Bret Jennifer Griffin at the pentagon. Thanks. Facebook is reiterating its band on accountS Praising supporting representing the taliban. The social Media Giant says it employs a team of experts tasked with identifying emerging issues on the subject. Other Social Media Companies like twitter say they are remaining Village Talent enforcing bands on content that promote violence however you at least one taliban spokesman currently has an active unverified account with more than 347,000 followers. We should point out former President Trump is still not allowed back on twitter. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has been an outspoken critic of President Bidens afghanistan evacuation calling it a, quote, botched exit. The Senate Minority leader joins us now. Senator mcconnell, thanks for being here. Glad to be with you, bret. Bret what are your thoughts . You saw the president s speech yesterday. You have seen the administrations efforts to talk about how they said they were prepared for every contingency and have you seen the images coming out of the kabul errant. Well, first, lets talk about the decision to withdrawal itself. We were spending about 1 of the Pentagon Budget every year to keep the Lid On in afghanistan. We hadnt lost a single american soldier in combat in the last year. It was working. It was working because we went there, we went there to prevent Al Qaeda from being back in full operational mode under the taliban and to sort of keep the Lid On. My guess is were going to end up spending way more trying to evacuate people with this slipshod operation. Its an embarrassment. Its a stain on our national reputation. Theyre up to 15,000 americans stranded out in the country who presumably have to beg the taliban to let them get to the airport, not to mention the interpreters who worked with us and other afghans who are in danger because they cooperated with us. All of this is the aftermath of the decision first to withdrawal and to withdrawal in a precipitous and incompetent way. Bret i want to get to that decision to withdrawal because obviously the Trump Administration was in the same place. But has this administration, the Biden Administration been forthcoming with briefings to congress about whats happening now . Were they forthcoming with briefings about their planning on what was going to happen . Yeah. Well, look, this is entirely predictable. I, for one, along with others, have been predicting its exactly what would happen. The only question was how quickly would it happen . And im, frankly, not surprised. That there is a total collapse. When we left, our European Allies left, remember, this was a nato mission. We werent there alone. Nato mission. When we left, our European Allies left. The president immediately said were leaving quickly. The afghan military knew at that point they were on their own. So we are back to where we were, bret, back to where we were prior to 2011. Prior to 2001, and the 2011 attack. Bret yeah. Senator, heres the president talking about how he believed that enemies would want us to have stayed in afghanistan and he sticks by this decision. Take a listen. If afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance to the taliban now, there is no chance that one year, one more year, five more years, or 20 more years of u. S. Military boots on the ground would have made any difference. Our true strategic competitors, china and russia, would love nothing more than the united states to continue to funnel billions of dollars in resources and attention into stabilizing afghanistan indefinitely. Bret how do you respond to that . Well, one thing we know for sure the terrorists around the world are cheering. They are cheering. The terrorists in syria, in iraq, in yemen, in africa. Theyre all watching the taliban Flag Fly over the capital in afghanistan. Over the president ial palace in kabul. The taliban has, in effect, in their eyes, defeated the united states of america. Its an utter embarrassment. Our allies wont trust us. This was an incredibly incompetent step. And im going to say previouS President s have wanted to leave afghanistan as well but, in The End they didnt because we knew we had the Lid On. We knew we had held alqaeda down. And thats the most we could have hoped for in afghanistan. Nobody thought we were going to create a Jeffersonian Western Style Democracy there. Bret yeah. But President Trump, definitely, in his term, wanted to get allamerican troops home. It wasnt clear how exactly his exit was going to happen other than they were trying to negotiate for something different than what we saw the other day. If you take a look at this map where you see the Taliban Movement over time, itS Pretty amazing what happened really in the past 96 hours for the Taliban Movement. And the New York Times is saying that the intel was being presented saying that it was clear evidence of a collapse of Afghan Forces after american officials decided to move out of the 2500. What was the Trump Administration, what would republicans have done differently if you were going to move those troops out . Well, first, as i said, i wouldnt have left. I think the policy we were pursuing was working. If you were going to leave, at least you have to have a Game Plan to try to rescue the people who are in dangered by these barbarians who are now in charge of this country. Bret do you have any constituents in there . That requires that requires a lot more planning. Look, these guys couldnt organize a twocar funeral. I cant imagine any there was no plan at all. And you could see it coming. They had plenty of time to at least plan an evacuation and had a chance to be successful. So far this evacuation has failed. Bret should the president be asking for resignations from his national Security Team . Look, i mean, the president can decide who works for him. It was his decision. He owns it. It was a mistake, major, major proportions. Bret are any of your constituents in afghanistan now . Im sorry . Bret any of your constituents in afghanistan from kentucky . Im sorry, i couldnt hear you, bret. Bret im just saying do you know of anybody on the ground in afghanistan trying to get out . Are people reaching out to your office . I have heard anecdotally some senators and congressman are trying to help individually even though the administration is saying were negotiating with the taliban to let them into the airport. Yeah. We have heard from people in kentucky who have relatives over there who are very much concerned about whether they are going to get out. So, remember, there are up to 15,000 americans out in the Country Clamoring to get to the airport and their relatives all over america are quite concerned about their safety. Bret and i just want to ask you one thing on the process going forward on the other side, the big issue, which is the Infrastructure Bill and whats going to happen with Speaker Pelosi putting forward this big 3. 5 Trillion package as you see it, whats going to happen . Well, of course im hoping that 3. 5 to 5 Trillion Tax Increase is going to be defeated. That will be determined within the democratic party. Every single republican in the House And Senate is totally opposed to it. Just go back to february of 2020, we had the best economy in 50 years. And a big reason for that was the 2017 tax bill. They want to take that and rip it up and raise taxes on big businesses, small businesses, estates, hardworking people who make much less than 400,000 a year. Its a devastating blow to the economy on top of the inflation we already have created by the big spending free spree that they engaged in earlier this year. So i think theyre clearly trying to take the country in the wrong direction. Bret senator mcconnell, we appreciate your time. Thank you. Bret coming up, i will speak with Pakistans Ambassador to the united nations. We will talk to him about all kinds of issues about the neighbor next door that has changed. Up next, the search for survivors continues in haiti following the devastating earthquake there and even though tropical Storm Grace haS Passed the country, a new danger looms. They are looking for some people on the ground but they cant find them. They are still looking for them. Surance with Liberty Mutual, so you only pay for what you need. Hot dog or. Chicken . Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Up here, success depends on the choices you make. But i know ive got this. And when it comes to controlling his type 2 diabetes, my dads got this, too. With the right choices, you have it in you to control your a1c and onceweekly trulicity may help. Most people Taking Trulicity reached an a1c under 7 . 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Bret the Biden Administration says it will assist haiti in its Emergency Response to the devastating earthquake that has killed some reports up to 1900 people after tropical Storm Grace slammed the country last night a new threat is endangering its citizens as the search for survivors continues. Correspondent Bryan Llenas is lascea tempt s tonight. There are pockets of republican and develops throughout the epicenter of the earthquake is still standing but that matters little to those who have lost it all. 17yearold Moise lost her home she woke up to the tremors and as she ran for his life she fell and hit her face. This is what is left of ashleys furniture business. 10 people injured. Remarkably no one died. He says he has no idea what he is going to do but he has to survive. Dump trucks and volunteers are sorting through mounds of Concrete Debris left from collapsed hotels. Three days after the quack, the clean up is really just beginning. This is what is left of the hotel. They are cleaning up wells recovering the bodies of those who died. More than 30,000 families are now homeless. We visited a Soccer Field where families are sleeping on the turf. There are temporary shelters made of tarps and wooden sticks washed away during last nights tropical storm. This mother says she has been here since saturday waiting for help. Parents frustrated it hasnt arrived. The situation is very hard for me. I have a lot of children with me and we are in the rain. I dont even have a piece of plastic it cover us to sleep. 161 people have taken up shelter inside the Mormon Church room in a floor in the midst of a pandemic. Our crew and i flew on board a u. S. Helicopter carrying supplies. Local gangs make it difficult to travel by road. Gangs are controlling movement. Local authorities are negotiating access. The hospitals remain in dire need of supply. Bandages, saline and antibiotics, the fear now is infection and more than 6900 wounded in haiti. Those Skin Wounds open they are exposed to bacteria and infections set in three or four days later. And those potential infections could be lethal. Haiti is the poorest country in the americas. There are Food And Supply shortages on a good day. Yet haitiS Prime minister iS Promising to speed up the distribution of aid. Bret . Bret Bryan Llenas in haiti, thank you. Up next as the taliban takes control of afghanistan will neighboring pakistan lend the west a hand in the aftermath . We will discuss it with Pakistans Ambassador to the united nations. First, beyond our borders tonight. Thousands of people are fleeing their homes, campgrounds and hotels near a popular Tourist Destination in southeastern france as fires sweep through french forests. About 900 firefighters there working to contain the blazes. At least 22 people have suffered from Smoke Inhalation or minor fire related injuries. 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On their second full day in power, the taliban took a Victory Lap appearing before the media the Groups Press Secretary congratulated the afghan people for driving out american forces. He added that no one in the country should be afraid even if they helped the united states in the past. We are assuring the safety of all those who have worked with the united states antiforces whether as interpreters or any other field that they have worked with them. As for their talent and their skills we do not want them to leave the country. We want them to serve government. There are new assurances from the taliban that women will still have rights within islamic framework and can get an education. The group is trying to position itself as Understanding Body Dispute brutal history. Reacted to the taliban policy Statements Today saying quote such promises will need to be honored and for the time being, again, understandably given past history these declarations have been greeted with some skepticism. Video shows taliban fighters already controlling people through fear despite promises to the contrary some were beat as they fled to the airport as others were whipped. Even with the uncertainty that lies ahead, civilians started to get back to normal life today, going to shops and even hanging out at a local pool hall. I am worried and hope there will be peace, civility and a good system in the country so lets see what they, the taliban do for us. There are Reports Tonight of taliban violence in more rural areas of afghanistan. Civilians worried that this could become the norm across the country. Bret . Bret Trey Yingst in our middle East Newsroom. Trey, thanks. Lets bring in Pakistans Ambassador to the united nations. Mr. Ambassador, thanks for being here. Thank you for having me. Bret whats the message to an american audience about this withdrawal and what it means not only for your region but for ours . I think that we need to look ahead and to see how we can influence and evolve the situation in directions which serve the interest of afghanistan, of the region and of the international community. I believe that there are three or four priority actions that we ought to be taking. First, of course, the evacuation of those who want to leave and the united states is now in control of Kabul Airport and is evacuating its own people and others. Pakistan is also helping in the evacuation, taking diplomats, international agency representatives, as well as journalists and anybody who wishes to leave we are issuing visas and letting them go out through pakistan. Secondly, we need to encourage an inclusive government in kabul and there, too i think the united states, pakistan, and other countries are working in N Doha as well as in islamabad we have dedication of number of nonpashtun ethnic representatives who have been meeting with our Foreign Minister and our leadership in order to get an engagement with them and the taliban in order to evolve a representative government. Bret mr. Representative, i hate to interrupt you, you know the taliban dont have a great history when it comes to human rights. In fact, itS Pretty heinous if you look back over the years. They are talking differently now than they talked before. But, if you look at what has happened, its tough to imagine that they are suddenly going to be entirely different, correct . I think we should verify their behavior they are giving assurances. We should see that we hold them to those assurances. And we should monitor the situation. And see how it evolves. But, at the same time, i think its welcome fact that theyre giving those assurances and they are giving those assurances because they know that the international community is watching. They want Recognition And Acceptance by the international community, and we should use that leverage in order to ensure good behavior on their part. Bret you know, pakistan, mrd off relationship with the taliban. Sometimes very on and you have had a number of years where provided financial support to the taliban. In 2018, mullah baradar, the new taliban leader was released from prison in pakistan. Why did that happen and has your relationship with the taliban changed since this takeover . Well, you know, mullah imprisoned by pakistan at a certain stage in the struggle and he was released at the request of the united states. Bret in that negotiation . Absolutely. In order to lead the negotiations iN Doha we were requested specifically to release him and thats what we did at the request of the united states. And he has led the negotiations sips then and you have seen the role that he haS Played since then. Bret there is a lot of worry, mr. Ambassador, about alqaeda come back and providing a real threat to not only us but to you. Are you worried about that . Yeah. Well, you know, alqaeda is basically was disseminated through cooperation between the united states and pakistan. We captured and killed over 600 alqaeda operatives in afghanistan and in the Border Region of pakistan. And since then, alqaeda is a shadow of itself and its not operational. The real threat comes from dies, dicethat the an organization the taliban have been fighting. There are other terrorists more dangerous tpp Attacks Pakistan has 6,000 fighters on afghan soil. Thats what we are worried about. We are worried about dice. We are worried about tpp. Alqaeda is a shadow and, of course, we should control it but the threat is much more multifailure than. When you say dash, we interpret isis. Isis. Usama Bin Laden was killed inside pakistan. Are you worried that the resurgence of the taliban is going to harm your relations with the u. S. In some way . We have given you 17 Billion since 2002 in foreign aid. Are you worried that thats going to dry up somehow . Well, you know, the aid has died up long time ago. And, in fact, in the struggle, in the war on terrorism, pakistan lost 70,000 lives. And lost about 150 Billion in economic damage to us i think we are looking forward to peace in afghanistan because this would be good for pakistan too if we have peace in afghanistan. As far as Pakistans Role is concerned with the united states, our relationship, i think we have important convergence of interest and principally the convergence is fight terrorism in the reasonable and no terrorism from afghanistan because it threatens the u. S. , threatenS Pakistan, threatens other countries in the region. So we have a common cause and we need to build an international coalition in order to ensure that there is no terrorism which emanates from afghanistan. Bret mr. Ambassador, we appreciate your time and we hope what you are saying comes to pass. Thank you, sir. Thank you so much, bret. Bret up next, u. S. 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A source familiar with the discussion tells Fox News the booster would involve an additional shot of the Pfizer Or Moderna vaccine 8 weeks after the second dose to enhance and extend the immune response. Federal Health Officials are expected to release more details at tomorrows White House covid briefing. Part of our operational focus was ensuring we had enough supply to provide Booster Shots should that be a decision made by the fda. According to pfizers ceo the data we have seen to date suggests a third dose of our vaccine i will his sits Antibody Levels that significantly seen after the two dose primary schedule. The fda, which has already approved third doses of Pfizer And Moderna for some patients with compromised Immune Systems may also consider a booster for the single Dose Johnson Johnson vaccine. The Food And Drug administration is waiting for data from that company. They are doing their trials. These are all recommendations that will be made on the basis of solid data. While federal Health Officials weigh the benefits of boosters. They are still trying to get shots into arms of the 30 of americans 12 and older who have yet to receive a first dose. The Delta Variant continues to drive a surge in new cases and hospitalizations. Mostly among the unvaccinated. 1900 children were hospitalized over the weekend, the highest level of the pandemic with texas and florida reporting the highest rates of pediatric hospitalizations. I dont think the virus is targeting kids necessarily. I just think there is a firestorm underway and kids are getting swept up in it. And, bret, a Tsa Spokesperson tells Fox News that the agency plans to extend its Mask Requirement for Air Travelers through mid january of next year. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg abbott is receiving Antibody Treatment and isolating at his residence after testing positive today for the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the governor says that mr. Abbott is fully vaccinated and currently experiencing no symptoms. Bret . Bret jonathan, a booster would 8 months after a second vaccine . My understanding it would be 8 weeks after that second vaccine. Bret okay, 8 month is what we heard earlier. We will check it out. Jonathan, thank you. Okay. Bret stocks were off today as Covid Spikes fueled growth worries the dow lost 282, the S P 500 dropped 32 the nasdaq fell 138. Up next the panel on the fallout afghanistan. President biden sticking to his decision and what happens next. First, here is what some of our Fox Affiliates around the country are covering tonight. Fox 213 in Seattle Tmobile is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online Forum Offering to sell userS Personal information. Company confirms there was unauthorized access to some tmobile data but is still determining the scope of that breach. And this is a live look at chicago from fox 32. 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The american forces now on the ground are there because of Contingency Planning and drilling we did over the course of monthS Preparing for a range of scenarios, including dire scenarios. I have been personally trying to tell this administration since it took office. I have been trying to tell our government for years that this was coming. We have sent them plan after plan on how to evacuate these people, nobody listened to us. They didnt plan for the evacuation of our afghan War Time allies. They are trying to conduct it now at the 11th hour. We either take them now or these people are going to die. Bret the efforts to get americans and afghans who were supportive of the american effort in afghanistan out is complicated and it iS Potentially messy. Lets hope not. Lets bring in our panel Ben Domenech Publisher of the federalist, harold Ford Jr. Former Tennessee Congressman Ceo of Empowerment And Inclusion Capital And Trey gowdy former congressman from south carolina. Trey, in just just the past few minutes Jake Sullivan looks like he is trying to do a little bit of a clean up on that Press Conference saying when i was asked if we are going to get all americans out of afghanistan, i said thats what we intend to do. And thats exactly what we will do. He goes on in the tweet. And he says that thanks to the incredible work of our troops and diplomats, we will do that. He said today and people said wait a second, you are not going to get everybody out . Yeah, you know, bret, im always smiling because of all the glowing articles about Jake Sullivan and Joe Biden and his foreign policy experience. This was going to be the most experienced team ever assembled. And there were calls flat footed he cant tell us what they would have done differently. We know they didnt follow military advice. What we dont know is did you also reject intelligence assessments, or advice from Anyone Else . If he went out there today to make things better, they should send Somebody Else tomorrow. Bret okay, the other one that caught me off Guard Today and i was sitting listening to the briefing, harold, and this was a question about World Leaders and who the president has talked to. Lets take a listen. Has the president spoken to any other World Leaders since kabul fell to the taliban . He has not yet spoken with any other World Leaders. Bret okay. That was this afternoon. And then a few hours later after there was a big hubbub about Wait A Second The President has not talked to a single World Leader since kabul fell . The White House put out that he just got off the phone with Boris Johnson from great britain. So, now we are hearing that the president is coming back to the White House, harold. What is next here . The opticS Planning thanks for having me on. The opticS Planning around this has been and the subsequent planning has been ill conceived including yesterday allowing the president to board a helicopter on Monday Afternoon to go back to Camp David after announcing what he announced. Look, history is going to judge this exit from afghanistan, the planning around the exit, even whether or not we should have exited afghanistan. I still believe that we should and as i shared last night i believe the planning was at all up to snuff. But serious minded people have to be willing to think about what we do next. I have to say that was not reassuring some of those some of the words were, some of them were not. We have to have a meeting of our allies to discuss the president should announce tomorrow that he is convening the coalition of afghanistan and even iraq to determine if the taliban harbors terrorists that will our actions be . The american people need to understand that and, three, we have to have a plan, not a timeline. But we have to have a make clear to the taliban you are not going to dictate the timeline to getting out our American Citizens and our afghan allies, we will do that. So far i havent heard that. Bret meanwhile the taliban is holding Press Conferences for the western press in kabul and talking to jazeera in arabic saying different things that say that they will honor womens rights under strict sharia law. Well, technically that doesnt work out so well if history is any judge. Not so much, bret. This White House has come across as fundamentally up serious throughout this entire crisis. And, you know, whatever your opinion about afghanistan, however you thought we should have left a small number of americans who think we should have stayed in some way, that is impossible to argue against at thiS Point even if this cleanup after clean up of trying to make the argument that they were prepared for this instance. Look, we can all see whats going on. We can all see the stories. We can read the stories of whats going on in afghanistan. Its obvious that this White House is woefully unprepared for what happened and that there are lives that are going to suffer and are potentially going to end because of it. That is unconscionable, its abhorrent and every american should be embarrassed by it and call this White House to account for its failure. Bret a lot on this show including the pakistan ambassador to the u. N. Saying that that border is open taking people in. One on my part 8 months after your last shot thats the Booster Potential they are going to talk about tomorrow. 8 months not 8 weeks. When we come back, tomorrows headlines. Someone once told me, that i should get used to people staring. So i did. Its okay, you can stare. When youre a twotime gold medalist, it comes with the territory. [ heavy breathing ] allergies with nasal congestion overwhelming you . Breathe more freely with powerful claritind. 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Stories come out of afghanistan are going to be some to watch very closely over the coming days and we will have it for you here on Fox News channel. Thank you for inviting us into your Home Tonight and for trusting us. Thats it for this special report, fair, balanced and still unafraid. Fox newS Primetime hosted this week by Will Cain starts right now and i will tell you what, will, more of these stories are going to be coming out day after day. Will its important that we look forward. You have tonight, bret. I appreciate that introduction. Have a gadd night. Bret you bet. Will lets do that lets look forward. Good Evening And Welcome to Fox News primetime. Will i am Will Cain. So what comes next . Looking forward. Whats next for america . After 20 years, and a trillion dollars of investment, untold limbs and 2200 lives we just got dumped on in afghanistan and run out of the gym by these guys

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