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Transcripts for MSNBC Alex Witt Reports 20210814 17:08:00

The first of 3,000 u.s. forces landing at kabul s airport for what the pentagon says is a limited mission, to get embassy workers out. i expect that by the end of the weekend, the bulk of the 3,000 that we talked about yesterday will be in place. reporter: the u.s. embassy is ordering its staff to destroy census documents and computers, according to a memo obtained by npr. afghan president ashraf ghani addressing the country for the first time in days this morning, saying i know you re all worried about your future. i as your president assure you i am focused on reducing violence. on the ground, the taliban are advancing across afghanistan at lightning speed. in one propaganda video, they claim to be in control of the road to kabul, saying they re allowing government forces who surrender to pass. in another, militants claim they ambushed an afghan military convoy 50 miles from the capitol and captured government soldiers. the militants now firmly in control of afghanistan s secon ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Alex Witt Reports 20210814 17:07:00

Security forces to prevent further instability and heavy police presence is visible on the streets of kabul. in the skies above, as taliban fighters get closer, we also see some support. now, meanwhile, at the kabul airport, the exodus is under way for those who are able to leave. but many who worked as translators for the u.s. military still haven t gotten their visas to travel. and agencies say afghanistan has about a quarter million new refugees, many women fleeing their homes with their kids. some settling in a park in kabul. we have a team of reporters and analysts following this for us. we ll first go to nbc news correspondent kelly cobiella in kabul. kelly? reporter: lindsey, fighting is getting closer to the capital. there are reports of heavy clashes in a province about 20 miles away. all of this has happened just with stunning speed. the taliban taking control of half of the country s regional capitals in just a week. ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Alex Witt Reports 20210814 17:06:00

Know who is behind it despite the fact that there are 40 people currently in custody. yesterday the judge in charge of the case basically withdrew himself. this is the last thing haiti needed, a major natural disaster. let s not forget we have two tropical storms that are there, and matthew struck this area just a few years ago. so they still haven t totally recovered, much less port-au-prince which was 20 years ago. fred and now grace on its heels. jacqueline charles, you re painting a picture, quite devastating. we ll check back in with you throughout the coming days to see what else you are learning. thank you so much. breaking news from afghanistan, some u.s. forces have arrived in kabul with up to 3,000 expected before monday, as taliban fighters close in on the capitol city. they will help evacuate americans caught off-guard by lightning-fast gains made by taliban fighters. president ashraf ghani says he is remobilizing government ....

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