Donahue. He is pictured here boarding an american jet. When all was said and done, 122,000 people were evacuated in just the last few weeks. Really an incredible number. The State Department has suspended diplomatic operations in kabul and will now operate out of qatar. And that is where we find Nick Paton Walsh at an Air Base used in evacuations. Nick, good morning. Overnight the taliban celebrating the u. S. Withdrawal. Tell us what is actually happening in afghanistan now and can the taliban hold this control . Reporter yeah, that will be the ultimate question for them in the weeks ahead frankly. They are already seeing a Security Threat from isisk. The question is how that sustains once the american presence has gone, which it now has finished. And it is extraordinary after 20 years to think of the american presence in afghanistan in the past tense. So many of the final aircraft which were involved in Yesterdays Departure landed in the distance behind me over there at the Air Base
President biden will address the Country this afternoon about the end of americas longest war. This photo shows the last american Service Member to leave afghanistan. In all, 123,000 people were taken out of the Country. 123,000 in about two and a half weeks. An unprecedented evacuation mission. He said the u. S. Would stay to get them out. The u. S. Did not stay. There are thousands of afghan allies in the Country still as well. This morning, the taliban is celebrating the u. S. Withdrawal. We have this new video which shows taliban fighters exploring a hangar. Some Military Equipment was removed from afghanistan. Other items disabled. In the meantime, more than A Billion homes and businesses in the southeast, A Million homes and businesses in the southeast are without power this morning after Hurricane Ida, and that could last for weeks. On top of the catastrophic damage, severe flooding and the lack of electricity comes with scorching heat. Temperatures in Louisiana And Mississippi
States down south are still without power. And it could be for weeks before that power is restored. The storm left a trail of destruction in louisiana and mississippi, and now comes the scorching heat with no power. Temperatures could hit 103 degrees today. Overnight, two people were killed when floods washed out a major roadway between mississippi and louisiana. First, afghanistan, the challenges still ahead, and the legacy of what has been left behind. Joining me now is pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. Thanks so much for being with us. You know, im cognizant of the fact that you spent your life in public service, a big chunk of it in the military. Whats it like for you to wake up this morning and after 20 years, for the first time in 20 years, to have no u. S. Troops in afghanistan . Yeah, i think were all still processing that, john, to be honest with you. It is something that for two decades weve all been connected to, without question. And i think its going to take time for ev
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The end of the vietnam war. And President Jerry Ford never said a word. Never once. There was no press conference. There was no statement to the country. He issued a Written Statement after the final helicopter came out. There was none of what were seeing in these last two weeks. And, so, we have seen two of these. We have seen two big losses after Multidecade Wars. This is very different from vietnam. And it is actually a good point. We saw the Commander Today formally announce that the last aircraft was clearing afghan air space. We then saw Secretary Of State blinken give a formal address to the country explaining things in terms of the Diplomatic Mission of doing those things. We have just seen tonight a statement from lloyd austin. But now were going to get another speech on this matter. We have seen several already from President Biden. He says hes going to talk about his decision to not extend past August 31st and the Military Advise he got not to do that and why he thinks its a