Reporting one of those seriously now. We do know that they have medical capability at that airport, because our military does not travel without it. The next question might be do they need to air Flight Anybody out . How will this look on folding . We had another guest on last hour who knew 13 afghans who were hurt after the bombing. All of this coming hours after a dire warning from the State Department to leave the area near the airport. Listen to the horrific account from one witness. I am an afghan translator for the united states marine corps, i was ordered to get to the airport and get on the plane and Get Out of here, there was an explosion that happened inside the crowd, a lot of people got hurt and i had a Baby Girl that was five years old, she died right in my hands. Spin on jennifer Griffins Life at the pentagon with the latest details. The last time we saw you you were updating us on the status of continued evacuations despite americans being told now not to travel to the a
To follow up quickly is. There an education camp, information sent in to stakeholder as Cross The Country that may have some concern sorry. Domestically here in states . Yes. Yes. Were in touch with governors, local authorities, communities, engaging with local media. Theres an understanding of the stringent process that we have in place before individuals come to the United States. And i think a part of that is a reminder that these are individuals that fought alongside the United States over the last 20 years. Thats part of who we are as a country. Part of the fabric of the United States. So Thats Part of it as well. In terms of a specific vetting components, were thinking about that and ensuring were communicating that effectively. Thats our objective. Go ahead. Can you share more about the possible incidents of Havana Syndrome that the Vice President has talked about . Sure. Ill say that the Vice President is now in country, in vietnam. Certainly we take very seriously let me get t
Troops. President biden is holding firm, he said, to his timeline to get u. S. Personnel out of afghanistan by August 31st. Saying we are on pace to meet the deadline but he wants Contingency Plans if they cant make it. Intel officials have testified on Capitol Hill, were told by multiple sources, on both sides of the aisle, that the Administration Cant get all The Americans and afghan allies out on time. The president said more time on the ground means more time our troops could face attacks. Every day were on the ground is another day we know Isis K is seeking to target the Airport And Attack both u. S. And allied forces and innocent civilians. Bret a Version Isis not the taliban or alqaeda. But the president says that timetable of August 31st is contingent on taliban cooperation. And Fox News is receiving multiple new reports the taliban is harassing individuals, even passport Holding Americans on the way to the Kabul Airport. U. S. Troops and civilians are continuing evacuating the
Putting an end to americas longest war but will the unconditional pullout put u. S. Interest in jeopardy lets ask a Fox News Strategist welcome general. You are skeptical of this withdrawal. Why dont you explain your thinking here. Yeah, well paul thanks a lot, and you made it clear point here it is unconditional withdrawal that previous administration on the President Trump said Withdrawal Date of 1 May it was conditions based now we have absolutely no conditions to impose whatsoever were just going walk out and consequences i think are pretty significant of potentially grave for the united states and heres why. First of all, the afghan government has been weakened by the negotiations that President Trump took with the taliban excluding the afghan government. And as a result of that, it helped to undermine that afghan government as united states and nato Pull Out completely, paul, that government will not only be undermined, but it is lookly to fracture. And that is as a result of tha
That surgical center at least six afghan dead. but there was at second explosion at the baron hotel, we don t have images from that hotel at the moment, but this is 200 yards away. this was a complex terror attack. there is no attribution right now as to who is responsible, but the assumption among u.s. officials is that it was an isis case cell. they had intelligence that isis cores on, that group of isis inside afghanistan was trying to threaten those gates at the airport, that s why they were so tight and trying to move so quickly to get as many afghans through the gates before what s really frankly everyone if you listen was expecting. if you listen to secretary of state tony blinken last night and the warning that came out of the state department, the warning for americans to leave those gates it was because the intelligence was real, the throngs of people and civilians trying to get through those gates was a prime target for any