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Welcome, everyone. I am Sandra Smith and this is america reports. John i am John Roberts in washington. Talking about ending the mission in afghanistan as the u. S. Now depends on the goodwill of the taliban to rescue americans and allies still stuck in the country. We now know that dozens of u. S. Journalists and their families are among the stranded. This comes as new photos of taliban holding mock funerals. Sandra Nikki Haley joins us ahead of the Pentagon News Conference at happening in just a moment. First, a u. N. Ambassador, your reaction to those photos, as outrage is pouring in . But also big questions as to whether or not those journalists left behind can count on this president and take him at his word that he will get them out of that country and out of Harms Way . Thank you, sandra. First, i can tell you that those photos are every reason blinken, sullivan, and biden should not be trusting the taliban. I think what we are seeing with the journalists and americans there, bi
Security to baggage handling. And they may have actually prevented some attacks. All of this raises the urgent question of what comes next for the administratiOn And the pentagon in this new and uncertain postwar era. As we await Secretary Austin, general milley joined by our own Courtney Kube at the pentagon, mike at the White House and former deputy national Security Adviser to george w. Bush and Nbc News national Security Analyst and ben hodges who served to the u. S. Army in europe is also with me who wrote very eloquently that military leaders need to admit that mistakes were made, as well. Let me start with you, courtney. What should we expect from this briefing and what shouldnt we expect . So we should expect to hear from general milley and Secretary Austin thanks to Thep Tos involved in this Evacuation Mission. As we heard from president biden yesterday they consider it a success they got 100,000 people out of aafghanistan, but It Cam at a high cost. Dozens of afghan civilians
Preventable, hasty And dangerous exit from that country. The biden administration says it will now work with the taliban to get any remaining americans out. Were no longer on the ground in afghanistan to facilitate that kind of Safe Passage. It doesnt mean the Administration Or Government is going to turn a blind eye to try to help them get home. Were heartbroken we werent able to get every single one of them out before The End of the month but the Environment Bass definitely changing in a more dangerous tilt the last couple of days And we just couldnt do it. Well stay committed. Harris this development. Fox News Hearing from anguished students at the American University In Kabul who tried to get out but they were turned away at the airport. Nightmare right now. There is no hope for future under the taliban. We are really scared. We have no hope. We are hopeless. All the dreams have shattered through the Blink Of An Eye actually. The developments, the advancements throughout the 20 yea
The last to die at the hAnds of terrorists in afghanistan in this war. That happened when a Suicide Bomber took their lives at an airport checkpoint. Congressman michael waltz, Pete Hegseth And Dave Sears have all served in afghanistan. Theyre stAnding by as we await the president , which were moments away from waiting for an update on when that will happen. Lets check in with Peter Doocy who is live outside the White House. Hi, peter. Martha, good afternoon. Were waiting for an update on timing. Were told the president would be at 1 30. And then 2 45. A few minutes ago, they said just wait for us to call you on the overhead page system. So the president is going to come out. Were getting new idea about what the we should expect to hear from him. We should expect to hear him take credit for the success of this airlift. The Press Secretary is on Social Media right now talking about how the president is going to praise the military for airlifting 124,000 people out And that the president