Reporter what do you do if you are stuck in afghanistan . Dont go to the airport according to the us government, word of a possible imminent attack is out there especially after the latest intelligence from the uk after the us embassy put out the statement, threat of cyber Couple Airport, us citizens should avoid traveling to the airport, those at east Gate Or Northgate should leave immediately. The evacuations of continued but we hear different figures from the administration how many americans are stranded in afghanistan. State department says the number is around 1500 or so and may include a group of families from california. Anthony blinken says americans were repeatedly warned. March of this year we sent 19 messages to americans enrolled with the embassy in kabul encouraging and urging them to leave the country. There could be other Americans In Afghanistan Who never enrolled with the embassy with Evacuation Services notices and never identified themselves to us. Reporter blinken
Going to abandon some american citizens because he capitulated to the taliban 1 August deadline. Jesse we should have seen this coming, sleepy joes handling of afghanistan has been a disaster on all levels. We know it doesnt take much to impeach a president these days. Democrats tried to impeach George Bush for a lot of things. Including Global Warming as we all remember Donald Trump was impeached over a phone call. Some would say a perfect phone call. And what happens when you ignore Intelligence And Strand thousands of Innocent Americans Behind Enemy Lines in a War Zone . And then blame them for not being able to get out. Particularly given the Security Situation in afghanistan, for many years, we have urged americans not to travel there since march of this year, we have sent 19 separate messages to americans enrolled with the embassy In Kabul, encouraging and then urging them toe leave the country. There could be other Americans In Afghanistan Who never enrolled with the embassy who
President biden remains committed to a full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by August 31st, so time is running out for the thousands of people who are still hoping to leave. The hard deadline is only days away. In recent days, the Evacuation Effort has ramped up. Planes out of the country are now reportedly leaving every a0 minutes. But its increasingly hard for afghan nationals, even those who have permits, to make it to the airport. Thats because the the taliban has said afghans should not head to the airport. Heres One British National whos stuck In Kabul. Getting to the airport is extremely difficult if not impossible. Thousands of people at the foregates of Kabul Airport, and someone with young children and elderly parents. Theres no way for us to get to the gates. And i know people who have attempted to three or four times and have gone back home. In spite of the challenges, the biden administration is emphasising the successes of the Evacuation Effort. Heres a tweet from t
Emerged in syria and iraq. The president acknowledged the threat in his national address and the pentagon reiterated that the mission is to the out as many people as possible as soon as possible. Every 39 minutes yesterday, a plane departed Kabul Airport. These numbers are a testament to the hard working and brave service members carrying out this mission. In the past 24 hours, five flights landed at Dulles International Airport with approximately 1,200 passengers. So this is a Split Screen moment. On the left side of your screen, the success. Almost 88,000 people evacuated since july according to the white House. 19,000 in the past 24 hours alone. It is considered one of the biggest Airlift Missions in u. S. History. But on the right side of your screen or fully on your screen now, the tragedy. A senior Administration Official tells cnn that a lot of deserving afghans will be left behind. Tens of thousands. Many who helped the u. S. In this 20year war may now become targets of the tal
Cooperate and allow access to the airport. Thus far the taliban have been taking steps to work with us so we can get our people out. Theres a reality that the taliban is currently controlling large swaths of afghanistan. The taliban has made public and private commitments to provide an permit Safe Passage to americans and work with them. Greg reports from the ground show little desire for cooperation. Antony blinken doing more Damage Control the day. There could be other Americans In Afghanistan Who never enroll in the embassy, who ignored public Evacuation Notice and have not yet identified themselves to us. We also found that many people who contact us and identify themselves as american citizens including by filling out and submitting Repatriation Assistance forms are not, in fact, u. S. Citizens, something i can take some time to verify. Some americans may choose to stay in afghanistan, some who are enrolled and some who are not, this effort does not end on August 31st, it will con