Dana it was not at a time and a place of our choosing. Bill P Pentagon admitting it did not meet its goal of evacuating every last american or ally despite President Bidens promise to leave No One behind. President biden we wont conduct a Hasty Rush to the exit. Well do it responsibly, deliberately and safely. There is a home for you in the united states if you so choose and well stand with you just as you stood with us. President biden if there are american citizens left well stay until we get them all out. Any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. Our first priority in kabul is getting american citizens out of the country as quickly and safely as possible. Dana yet the taliban are now in full control of that airport. The group Marching Triumphantly across the tarmac hours after the last plane took off. Republicans calling it a shameful display of american weakness. He promised the taliban would be out August 31st. Promised The Americans in afghanistan to get them out
Earthquake. The misery now compounded by a storm headed their way. The Afghan Army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. And if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers afghanistan. The militants wrapped up a blistering advance over the weekend ending the surrender of kabul. Ousted President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, and video from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed Taliban Lounging in the president ial palace, an extraordinary sight. The taliban have called for peace, but their descent On Kabul set off panic. Have a look at the scene the Citys Airport before they say they took over air traffic control. Up to 6,000 u. S. Troops are being earmarked to help u. S. Personnel. Foreigners are racing to get out, but so too those afghan civilians, many afghans including those who work with the u. S. Fear a return to taliban rule is a death sentence. Americas top dip that the is defending the Administrations Decision to withdraw those troops from afghanistan. Secr
Haiti where the Death Toll is climbing from a devastating earthquake. Welcome, everyone. The Afghan Army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. And if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers of afghanistan. The militants racked up a blistering advance against major cities over the weekend, ending in the surrender of kabul. Ousted President Ashraf ghani fled the country, and this video that youre looking at from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed taliban looking very comfortable in the president ial palace. Now, the u. S. Militarys withdrawal set up the Taliban Takeover. The u. S. Says all of its Embassy Personnel have been evacuated to the airport, and many other countries have followed suit. This was the kabul Green Zone earlier. The former hub of military and diplomatic activity now a ghost town. But things have been very different at the airport. [ sound of gunfire ] gunfire ringing out earlier as these crowds raced to try to catch a flight out of kabul. Too ma