Close by to make sure this can happen safely. But outside the Airport Perimeter still chaos according to a Information British soldier who says his wife was among those getting crushed in a stampede. Another urgent issue the Pentagon Hasnt solved. 000 evacuate those who cant get the kabul airport. The u. S. Military did reveal that it is communicating with taliban commanders on the ground and that there have been no taliban hostilities against americans and u. S. Operations. That truth has to hold to locate and rescue as many as 10,000 americans who remain and many more afghans who helped the u. S. Well hear from the White House at this hour as this crisis unfolsd. The taliban are formally reintroducing themselves to The World. A short time ago they held their first official News Conference since taking power. Whats their message and what does it mean for the future of afghanistan, the region and u. S. National security . Lets bring in Cnn Senior International Correspondent sam kiley.
So quickly. Sandra the desperation of the afghan people to flee can be seen in this photo appeared more than 600 people squeezing into that u. S. Air Force Cargo Plane that left the country late sunday. Trace 6,000 u. S. Troops are being deployed to secure Kabuls Airport. The only way out of the country. Runways were cleared of thousands of afghan civilians trying to escape. The story continues to develop, and we have at all. Mike pompeo is here and moments along with former u. N. Ambassador, Nikki Haley, and her first interview since the Fall Of Kabul. Plus, senator Joni Ernst, bret baier, charlie hurt, and Juan Williams will all join us. Sandra that is a packed up show. Heinrich is with us. And Rich Edson. Flights have resumed, although they are are major challenges even getting to the airport. Afghans there say there are checkpoints throughout the city. One contact centers videos from outside the airport, showing taliban fighters are resting and kicking a man in the face. He says ta
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
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The humanitarian crisis in northern ethiopia is worsening as conflict continues on multiple fronts. Tigrayan rebel forces have won a string of victories over the ethiopian military. Ethiopias Prime Minister now says all of the states Military Resources will be deployed to halt the rebels. My guest is getachew reda, spokesman for the tigray Peoples Liberation Front. With the Death Toll rising and man made famine taking hold, what is the endgame for tigray s rebels . Getachew reda in mekelle, tigray, welcome to hardtalk. My pleasure. Let me ask you this we see the terrible suffering that millions of people are experiencing in your region as a result of, what, 8 9 months of conflict . Why is it that your side, the tigray Peoples Liberation Front, appears intent on intensifying the fighting rather than ending it . Well, its exactly the same reason why we took up arms and tried to liberate our people from the Suffering Youve alluded to. In fact, we do
Getachew reda in mekelle, tigray, welcome to hardtalk. My pleasure. Let me ask you this we see the terrible suffering that millions of people are experiencing in your region as a result of what, 8 9 months of conflict . Why is it that your side, the tigray Peoples Liberation Front, appears intent on intensifying the fighting rather than ending it . Well, its exactly the same reason why we took up arms and tried to liberate our people from the Suffering Youve alluded to. In fact, we do not consider ourselves rebels. We are a legitimately elected government who was removed from the capital by abiy and his Partners In Crime, the Amhara Expansionist Forces and the eritrean regime. So these people, these Partners In Crime, have brought all kinds of untold miseries on our people. And we did everything in our power to bring together all our efforts to liberate every square inch of tigrayan territory from the invaders. Of course, this crisis, the humanitarian crisis you have been alluding to,