This hour, national Security Adviser Jake sullivan is expected to at least have to answer questions in the white House Briefing Room as President Biden tries to focus on why were leaving afghanistan rather than how. The biden administration supports a third Vaccine Shot for most americans. Mark eight months on the calendar, check your vaccine cards. At your 8 Month Anniversary from dose two, time for dose three. Welcome to mtp daily. I am chuck todd. Another busy August Day in washington. This hour, we expect an update on the situation in afghanistan when white House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will be joined by Jake Sullivan in the briefing room. Well go live to the White House when that begins. Next hour, we expect to hear from the State Department for their update as evacuations continue at the Kabul Airport. One would assume semi orchestrated here in washington. First the White House, then state. The pentagon confirmed the Kabul Airport is secure and the Defense Department Goal is to
Im kim blrunhuber. Were following Breaking News out of afghanistan where taliban fighters have claimed two of their biggest prizes yet, the countrys second largest City Kandahar and the capital of Helmand Province Lashkar gah. Cnn cant confirm this and you had then discity, but taliban fighters claim that they seized hundreds of weapons, vehicles and ammunition. Afghan forces appear to either surrender or flee. So the taliban now control 14 provincial capitals, harat, the third largest city fell on thursday. Meanwhile the u. S. Is deploying 3,000 additional troops to kabul to help evacuate american citizens. Lets bring in Nick Paton Walsh who is live in london. Nick, it is stunning since you and i spoke yesterday by my calculation four more provincial capitals have fallen, but the latest two Lashkar Gah, two huge prizes for the taliban. Speak to the significance of the lot of these cities. Reporter yeah, Kandahar Birth Place of the taliban under intense pressure over a matter of weeks
The Situation Room. And we begin with the Breaking News, the pentagon just announcing that some 3,000 u. S. Troops will be deployed to the afghan capital within 48 hours to help americans leave as taliban forces seize more territory. Were covering all angles of the story with Cnn Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward on the ground in Kabul And Cnn seen for white House Correspondent Phil mattingly over at the White House but first lets start with Cnn Pentagon Correspondent orrin liebman. The situation in afghanistan is clearly deteriorating rapidly. What have you learned about the mission for these 3,000 u. S. Troops . The taliban has swept and gained control of 12 provincial capitals with an advance that clearly has momentum as they move forward here. The u. S. Is sending in 3,000 additional troops specifically to Hamid Karzai international airport. That is the International Gateway To Kabul to secure the airport and to assist in the evacuation or partial drawdown of some sta
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You never see. See a company a Research Team to the pacific to. The language of whales starts June 4th on t. W. A return to profit but a rough road ahead as germanys 2nd largest bank holds its annual Shareholders Meeting the question arises are massive layoffs and closures of branches and come out spawning a promising strategy and also coming up. We take a look at how the growing number of female entrepreneurs that do more with business than simply make Money And Germany begins piloting covert 19 workplace vaccinations by companies. First with a view to a nationwide whole lot. Of Kris Kobach in the program germanys 2nd largest private Bank Commerzbank has returned to profitability after being hit hard by the economic fallout of the Coronavirus Pandemic c. E. O. Monthly will be presenting the figures at the banks annual meeting which will be held online later today now in the 1st quarter of this Year Commerce Bank made a profit of 133000000. 00 euros putting it squarely back in the blac