Afghanistan was closing out its ninth year. And, of course, for a long time it hadnt been just american troops fighting the war against the taliban in afghanistan. A lot of our allies joined in the War Effort too. For years, for example, the British Army had been engaged here in the town of sangin, sangin in the Helmand Province. And that area Helmand Province prominently but that Area And Sangin was a key center for the opium trade. It was also just absolutely swarming with taliban fighters. So on the earlier side of the war, the first decade of the war, the british were deployed there to try to beat back the taliban, prop up support for the afghan government there, and that experience was just absolutely devastating for the British Army. By June Of 2010 the british had lost around 300 soldiers total in all of afghanistan, but nearly a third of that number, nearly a third of all the british soldiers killed in the entire country, in the entire war, were killed in sangin in just that on
Not helpful and not good timing. New Yorks Mayor Bill De Blasio requiring proof of vaccination. Not discrimination this and protecting people. Segregation, we are trampling on civil liberties. We are discriminating against people. Texas border agents arrest two ms13 Gang Members after they illegally entered the disblus showing there is always that criminal element always trying to get across as well. Brian here we go. The news is not slowing down. Straight to a Fox News Alert. President biden cutting his vacation short, returning to the White House as the national Security Adviser admits u. S. Weapons have fallen into taliban hands. Will Video Shows taliban members violently beating a man who was trying to escape and get to the airport. Steve i thought they were going to give people Safe Passage . Whats up with that . Mark meredith is posted right now in washington as thousands of americans remain trapped in the country and the question is, mark, can they get out before August 31st . S
New video, as the Death Toll reaches nearly 2,000, but the hopeful News Tonight of more than a dozen people rescued, days after the earthquake. Fake vaccine cards. The booming business, as demand for counterfeit cards soars. Where are they coming from, and who is selling them . The answer might surprise you. In the Nick Of Time quick thinking by a bystander when a gator attacks a fiveyearolds Birthday Party. And the ride of a lifetime for a Father And Son who dreamed of seeing the Statue Of Liberty. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and Thank You for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with huge news in the Covid Pandemic that impacts nearly 200 Million americans. Cbs news has learned that the biden administration will recommend covid Booster Shots for the americans who received Moderna And Pfizer vaccines. Sources tell us that those shots will be advised eight months after recipien
News in auburn, alabama. Only two icu rooms in state of alabama are unoccupied. Heres the Front Page in rome, georgia. The rome news tribune. Rooms scarce for covid19 patients as serious covid cases rise. The influx of patients is stressing local hospitals. Here on the left side of your screen is beaumont, texas. Covid stretching the hospitals. More nurses needed. On the right side of your screen, thats waco, texas. Virus depths and hospitalizations grow. Look at this from melbourne, florida, today. This is the newspaper florida today. Very dramatic Front Page from them today. It says we are on the precipice, that is their Front Page. Look at that. Our hospitals are overrun with covid patients. Again, thats melbourne, florida, today. And if you notice, i wanted to show you not just those articles but the whole Front Page and what those look like because as big as the covid crisis is, all of those sort of dire Front Page covid stories today, all of them shared space with the news out of
Same level of proteCtion. Aide workers Around The World rushing to haiti after saturdays devastating earthquake. CompliCating matters even further violent gangs and tropiCal depression bearing down on the island. New York State lawmakers will release a final reports on the ImpeaChment Probe. Leaders faCed baCklash for suspending the investigation after Cuomo announCed his resignation. Brian here we go. WelCome to the show. We start with a Fox News Alert. Kabuls airport reopening following Chaos on the tarmaC we all witnessed yesterday as many as 8 afghans dying. Many who are riskily. They were trying to flee the taliban. They had one plane. And all the planes stopped after that ugly inCident. Jillian there were some people that were in the stow away area and fell. Brian wheel well. Ainsley hundreds of people paCked on a Cargo Ship desperate to esCape. Steve President Biden plays the blame game. He wasnt exaCtly quoting Harry Truman Yesterday the BuCk Stop stops here but i blame Everybo