even in president biden�*s own party, of the us having to depend on the taliban to secure the perimeter of the airport. what's been his response to that? he rejects that criticism. he stands by it. he praised general mckenzie, who's the top commander in the region, saying that he thinks he did well to try and keep that area secure. and he made the point, and he keeps reminding people of this, that it is in the taliban's interest for isis k, this group who has taken responsibility for the explosions at kabul, to not get bigger. lets look at some of the international reaction to the attacks in kabul. germany has called it a heinous attack and says a hospital plane is on standby to help treat injured people at the airport. here's chancellor angela merkel. there is a high level of pressure to be exerted in the effort of lifting people out of kabul. , ., ., , effort of lifting people out of kabul. ., kabul. tens of thousands of eo - le kabul. tens of thousands of people have _