But Is thIs the tIme to be askIng for more health . Hello and welcome. Im ChrIstIan Fraser In london. The brItIsh ForeIgn Secretary told a commIttee of Mps Today that hIs government had ordered brItIsh Embassy Staff to destroy anythIng that would hand the talIban a Propaganda Coup. Yet we now know, In the haste to evacuate, they Left BehInd the contact detaIls of afghans whod worked for the embassy and the cvs of people who applIed. Fortunately, they were found by a brItIsh reporter, not the talIban Gunmen ScourIng the buIldIng. As for the Propaganda Coup, well, they dont come much bIgger than the celebratIon In kandahar today, at whIch the talIban paraded the humvees, a helIcopter, and an arsenal of weapons they have captured. To the vIctor goes The SpoIls Of War and the keys to the presIdent Ial palace. The talIban are workIng to form theIr new government. It wIll be announced In the comIng days, but wIthout any women In senIor posItIons. In an IntervIew wIth bbc pashto, the Deputy H
Another Terror Attack in kabul is likely saying quote another Terror Attack in kabul is likely. It a direct quote and the next few days they say will be quote the most dangerous for American Forces. And this is just one day after isisk claimed responsibility for the hoffrrific suicide mission. This is the most dangerous part of the mission. There is an on going and acute threat from isisk. So that is what they are facing. On going and acute. And the pentagon, you know, the words you heard from jen psaki, the pentagon says that these fears are based on very specific intelligence. The threat from isis is real. We have additional information and so what i would tell you is what youre seeing us act onto the degree we can talk about it is based on information that we have. This comes as the Death Toll and the attack is actually going up. Now more than 170 people are confirmed dead in that suicide attack. More than 200 more wounded. The 13 slain u. S. Service members are now confirmed as 11
Last 24 hours. The operation is picking up pace with just six days to go until the u. S. Withdrawal deadline. As the mission plays out, the White House says its closely following threats from the Terror Group known as isisk. Cnn has learned of very specific threats against crowds outside the Kabul Airport. Were covering it all with our correspondents, analysts and guests. First lets go to Pentagon Correspondent oren liebermann. The administration is stressing the scope, the Complexity And Danger of this evacuation. Theres No Doubt that as this comes down to the final days and the u. S. Begins at some point in the imminent future to begin drawing down the troops in afghanistan, this becomes more risky as there are fewer troops on the ground, fewer troops to cover Each Other and a limited amount of security. All along they still have possibly up to 1,500 citizens to get out and a race to get out as many afghan evacuees as possible. In the span of ten days, the u. S. And its allies have m
As the president s meeting begins here in washington, the clock is sticking in kabul, and the president is sticking with the time for the forces to leave the country in six days from now, but with the Contingency Plans in place should they be needed. The pentagon says some 86,000 people have been evacuated, including 19,000 in the last 24 hours, and 10,000 more remaining at the Airport Waiting and hoping that the next Flight Out is going to be theirs. Outside of the airport perimeter, military officials have acknowledged that u. S. Forces have made a limited number of missions to pick up americans and allies who cant get to the airport themselves. There are also private flights out being organized by veterans, Military Contractors and Aide Workers and former spies. Some of the contractors are charging the Passengers Thousands of dollars, but even as the herculean effort is happening with a plane taking off every 39 minutes according to the pentagon, Confusion And Concern remains. They
But we start with David Spunt on the story on afghanistan. Reporter thousAnds want to get out of afghanistan not only from kabul but this comes as the mixed messages seem to thrive. One day it seems okay to go to the airport. Then people are told not to go to the airport. The united Kingdom Defense forces reported seven people killed outside of a Kabul Airport. We hear those are afghan civilians. Families are desperate to leave. The Kabul Airport officials are reporting that the american officials are not even to get to the airport. We know small number that we know of. We know of sporadic cases where they are not being allowed. Harrassment is going on And some physical violence has occurred. Reporter add that to the New Threat of Isis Branch in afghanistan. Afghanistan known to house Al Qaeda. Isis a rival Terror Organization has a footprint in the country. There are reports this morning that the biden administration is weighing airstrikes on some of our equipment that the taliban sei