Good evening, and welcome to this very, very Special Edition of Politics Nation. Tonights lead, tenth anniversary. Right now im a mix of emotions because in the last in the midst of last Weeks News of every kind, i celebrated my tenth year as the host of this program, Politics Nation with Al Sharpton. And before we begin tonight i just want to thank you, the audience, who has followed me throughout the years and the different time slots. You stayed with me. I assure you that every One Of Us here at Politics Nation strives to bring you the most profound insight we can. Of course, it starts with our guests. And as always, we have a stellar group of voices tonight. The right voices to articulate where our current political life affects us all. Yet understanding that the black community remains the epicenter of our nations oldest and most recent traumas. Case in point, the covid19 pandemic, which continues to generate disparate outcomes for Black Americans. As the biden administration find
Rugby players shows that after just one season, they suffer a loss of Blood Flow to the braIn and cognItIve functIon. And Its the same old Story Dame Sarah wIns yet another gold at the tokyo paralympIcs. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. It may Be the same old story but one we are delIghted to celebrate. More on the paralympIcs later thIs hour. The talIban have taken control of Kabul AIrport, after the unIted states pulled the last of Its troops out of afghanIstan. The fInal EvacuatIon FlIght left at a mInute to mIdnIght Last NIght. It brIngs to an end to the longest war In amerIcan hIstory, In whIch more than 2,000 us servIcemen and women lost theIr lIves. The talIban are back In Power, as they were 20 years ago. Theyve declared vIctory and have Been celebratIng on the streets. 0ur Correspondent RajInI vaIdyanathan reports. HeadIng Into a new and uncertaIn era. TalIban mIlItIa now In control of Kabul AIrport and afghanIstan. Just weeks ago, thIs tarmac was packed wIth afghans de
Fronts of this voting Rights Battle. But tonight, also watching the human Rights Battle in afghanistan intensifying as afghan and american deaths mount, terror attacks this weekend in kabul, killing at least 70 people and 13 u. S. Soldiers. President biden is vowing retaliation and wasting no time. U. S. Military officials saying that at least two isis fighters believed to be involved in planning a future attack were killed in a Drone Strike last night. As the president keeps to his timetable, now 72 hours away. All that tonight on this very special politicsnation. But we start with Voting Rights. Joining me now, global civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King iii and andrea waters king. Its a momentous kissinger brother martin, and sister andrea. Tens of thousands of people are getting involved. We had at least 20,000 march with us down the streets of washington and theres some still in the streets in cities across the country. Our collective Mission Today to draw attention to the ons
Said, behind Enemy Lines. At this hour, the biden administration, they still dont know exactly how many. Joe is estimating about 15,000. They dont know where they are located. They cant even tell us exactly how many have been evacuated, and worst of all, they have zero plan to rescue any americans, and according to the Wall Street Journal, this is the return of america held hostage. Some 15,000 u. S. Citizens and residents are behind taliban lines, and there is no easy way to get them out. That is just a fact. They have allowed it to get that bad. And as we speak, there are other countries at least trying, and they are extracting their citizens with their special forces. For example, the british are calling it operation pity. But the united states, as of now, has no such program. And a press conference, the Department Of Defense told us that the u. S. Military is under orders to protect the karzai international airport. That is it. According to a State Department and memo, the united S
Know exactly how many. Joe is estimating about 15,000. They dont know where they are located. They cant even tell us exactly how many have been evacuated, and worst of all, they have zero plan to rescue any americans, and according to the Wall Street Journal, this is the return of america held hostage. Some 15,000 u. S. CItizens and residents are behind taliban lines, and there is no easy way to get them out. That is just a fact. C they have allowed It to get that bad. And as we speak, there are other countries at least trying, and they are extracting their cItizens wIth their special forces. For example, the brItish are calling It operation pIty. But the unIted states, as of now, has no such program. And a press conference, the Department Of Defense told us that the u. S. MilItary is under orders to protect the karzai international airport. That is It. According to a State Department and memo, the unIted States Government cannot ensure Safe Passage to the hamid karzai international ai