Leaders have said americans outside of kabul will be granted safe passage as long as they have proper documentation, even if that is beyond August 31st. But, from firsthand stories from americans and afghan allies on the ground too secret and controversial bipartisan congressional trip to the Kabul Airport, a different reality is becoming clearer on the ground. Correspondent Trey Yingst is in doha, Qatar Tonight with the story. Good evening, trey. Bret, good evening. The clock is ticking as the world awaits american evacuations to wrap up and u. S. Troops to go home. Still though scenes of devastation happening outside the airport In Kabul. Afghan civilians weighed through sewage outside of Kabuls Airport. Lines of people as far as the eye can see with paperwork in hand. Many locals and foreigners have the correct documents to board flights out of afghanistan. But cant make it to the Airfield Due to taliban checkpoints and brutality outside The Gates. Taliban spokesman told Fox News To
Any american, who wants to come home, we will get you home. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. President Joe Biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. But nobody knows how many u. S. Citizens are in the country. The State Department says its trying to track down as many as possible. Meanwhile, the taliban are showing off the spoils of war. They published photos showing their fighters armed with u. S. Weapons seized from the afghan national army. Its menacing images like these and the talibans long history of brutality that makes many afghans scared to stay in the country. On friday, the pentagon confirmed it had flown 169 americans by helicopter from a hotel near the airport after large crowds blocked access to the gates. Its the firstknown rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. The firs
Afghanistan. This is very interesting. Mr. Look the first to report at the Ap Today that u. S. Forces in afghanistan, including Intelligence Agencies have started using helicopters to pick people up, to safely bring people to the Kabul Airport, so they can be airlifted out. He said today, ive been sitting on this as soon after James La Port up posted that late this afternoon, Zeke Miller and three other reporters have this story. U. S. Military helicopters were flew into taliban held kabul on friday to scoop up would be evacuees. American officials confirmed to the Ap Today. The third Brigade Combat Team of the armies 82nd Airborne Division airlifted the afghans from camp sullivan, which is quite near the Kabul Airport. ThE Official said E Official said now this is interesting. S interesting. Again, thats outside of kabul. ThE Officials would not detail where these Airlift Sites were for security reasons. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss
To expand the perimeter around the airport so there is more Safe Zone for people Waiting in line and if there have been What is the talibans response. So the think the commander on the ground the airfield is secure and every day in Security Operations Commanders are alWays What We call improving the Security Environment. So as the commander on the ground at every level, finds those things that need to be improved to increase the security to alloW mission success, theyre going to do those things that they have those authorities to do on a daily basis. So i think as you saW today, the ability to continue State Departments and the ability to bring more people on and to continue those, that is What Well continue to look at over the next feW days. Do they have the ability to zpand expand the perimeter around the airport. I dont Want to get ahead of Where We are. The mission remains security at the airport and inside of the perimeter of the airport and that is What Were doing. There are as W
Schools into confusion over Masks Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone for two decades, we wondered how our longest war would end. Now we know. A total collapse that will be remembered by its swiftness and by its own saigon moment. Afghan civilians desperate to leave their country trying to climb aboard a u. S. Transport plane as It Taxied for Takeoff President biden today addressed the american people, admitting events unfolded more quickly than he expected, with the taliban taking control in just three months after the start of the u. S. Withdrawal. The president calling the images of afghans trying to flee gut wrenching, but resolute that there will be no turning back the clock in afghanistan, blaming afghans for not fighting for themselves saying after 20 years, he will not put more american lives at risk tonight, however, american troops are still arriving to secure the Kabul Airport and the departure of american and allied civilians Richard E