Country. The united states officials telling Fox News that the taliban is now just 30 miles from kabul, and that city, the countrys largest, could be seized as soon as tomorrow. Remember, just yesterday and the day before they were saying about 30 days until they would reach kabul. Now they are saying tomorrow. So that is a devastating reality. There are reports that inside the u. S. Embassy a tenner has changed dramatically. Youve got staff they are preparing to begin withdrawal measures, which would include, by standard procedure, beginning to shred the documents, destroy the computers, all of that. Part of the shocking but necessary move, given what is happening at a breathtaking pace right now in afghanistan. Moments ago we were all watching together as the pentagon was asked if it is alarmed by the shift the quick change, i should say, and what has gone on here. Watch this. We have noted with great concern the speed with which they have been moving, and the lack of resistance that
Hands. What happens now . Welcome, everybody. I am Neil Cavuto and this is your world. And What In The World has descended in The Middle East . Particularly in afghanistan, which has gone from what this country hoped would be a peaceful pullout too and that is looking like a frantic almost to vietnamera rush out the door. Lets go to lucas tomlinsons been following all of this from the pentagon. Lucas . Neil, officials Say Kabul is now surrounded, fighting taking place 30 miles outside of town. Here is the Press Secretary John Kerry moments ago throughout this last few weeks, youve seen it for yourselves, taken over border crossings, theyve taken over highways and major intersections. Kirby says the first u. S. Marines have landed in kabul to secure the airport and have began evaluating americans. Troops will arrive this weekend. A total of 8,000 u. S. Troops are deploying out only to afghanistan but The Middle East. A brigade from the 18th airborne, some 4,000 paratroopers, and the Nav
Or withdraw. i think that is a question that should be put to the president right now. do we simply withdraw everyone? s view on the president hasn t spoken about this. we ll hear from him. thank you for weighing in today. that s the story of friday, august 13th, 2021. we will see you back here on monday. your world starts now. have a good weekend, everybody. we ll see you monday. no outcome has to be inevitable. i m not going to speculate about a surprise. we are obviously watching this just like you are watching this and seeing it happen in real time, and it s deeply concerning. neil: that might be an understatement, especially when we now know the taliban forget about maybe being on the outskirts of kabul next week, try this weekend. in what has been a pattern of taking a city almost one a day. kandahar, the second largest city that is all that in taliban