kabul airport. afghan families desperate to escape the taliban s fanatical rule. they ll run behind you with the ak 47. and boom, boom, boom. our country is right now is finished. no more afghanistan. after 20 years of fighting. the united states military has begun strikes. the taliban will pay a price. and tens of thousands of of a began and american lives lost. we try not to think about it, because when you think about it, then i get like this. the united states became the latest super power to suffer defeat in afghanistan. we have defeated britishers, and now americans. and a generation of afghans who grew up knowing freedom saw their dreams denied. the taliban reimposed strict islamic law. i came here on this last trip less than two weeks ago, and afghanistan was a republic, backed by the united states. now it s an islamic emirate, run by the taliban. it did not have to be this way. the united states war in afghanistan started a lot earlier th
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president biden singing collapses unlikely. john: there s been no new information from the state department on american stranded in afghanistan. as far as we know, the taliban still refusing to allow planes ready to evacuate americans from taking off. jacqui: florida congressman standing by. you will have a chance to question blinken. first, to congressional correspondent aishah hasnie. hi, jacqui. good afternoon. we could expect some fireworks today during the hearing. ranking member michael mccaul told me he is ready to hold blinken s feet to the fire that he will be bringing up prior previous testimony to this hearing. secretary of state is set to appear virtually in front of the house foreign affairs committee at 2:00 this afternoon. you would expect some sharp questioning from republicans and democrats over the role the state department played in this chaotic withdrawal including questions about the about the state department email fox obtained showing the departme
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being caused by hurricane ida. millions of people remain without power. there is still heavy rain in mississippi which is causing a crevice to open up in one highway. two people died in that. america s longest war is over. and on tuesday, millions of afghans woke up to a new reality. the taliban is in charge and all foreign forces have left the country. the taliban said its victory belonged to all afghans. but there s widespread concern about how they intend to govern after their brutal rule 20 years ago. more on that later, but first, the withdrawal. late on monday night, minutes before the august 31st deadline, the last us military flight left kabul airport. the evacuation missions are 120,000 people airlifted out of afghanistan. it is america s top military commander in the region. the withdrawal signifies the end of the military component of the evacuation but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september the 11th 2001. it s