hometown and deliver costumes for us. >> that' breaking news on "america this morning." taliban take over. chaos in afghanistan as extremists take the country. the scramble to evacuate americans still on the ground. thousands of u.s. troops redeploy redeployed. the new questions this morning about what comes next. >> facing backlash. the fall out this morning for president biden as critics slam his handling of afghanistan. republicans comparing the situation in kabul to the saigon. the massive earthquake in haiti. more than 1,300 dead.

the new fears this morning. plus, covid crack down. warning about fake vaccine cards. the staff shortage affecting schools across the country. and turkey trouble? why there could be slim pickings this thanksgiving. good morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> i'm kaylee hartung. we begin with the unfolding crisis in afghanistan. >> overnight thousands of people rush the tarmac at the airport in kabul. the state department says it will evacuate thousands of americans who have been living in afghanistan. >> there are no more americans at the u.s. embassy. the u.s. military used chinook helicopters to evacuate. >> president biden is facing backlash for withdrawing troops.

the presiden slihood of the tal running the country was, quote, unlikely. alex presha has the administration's response to the backlash. we begin with julia macfarlane in london. >> reporter: a catastrophic situation. so many terrified afghans on the tarmac in kabul. the u.s. military had to resort to shooting into the air. afghans and americans trapped in afghanistan watching as the taliban seizes criminontrol. thousands are still in the country when taliban took over the palace in kabul.

the taliban broadcasting as the ousted president fled the country. the u.s. embassy now shuttered and the american flag taken down. troops rushing americans and diplomats to the airport in kabul where thousands are trying to escape the country. >> pandemonium at the airport. individuals not at the airport who were told to shelter in place, unsure how they will get to the kabul. >> reporter: many american allies still remain. now as many as 6,000 u.s. troops deployed to help evacuate those left behind including embassy personnel, afghanistan interpreters and their families. >> the stage for today was set ten years ago. since bin laden's death we've seen too little progress by the

afghan government and a stalemate on the at at the present time to explore diplomatic solutions. >> reporter: despite training and trillions of u.s. dollars it took little more than a week for the taliban to seize control of almost the entire country. >> we're talking about the taliban taking over afghanistan. al qaeda now runs the country as well. that's very 1999. that's the problem. >> reporter: now dozens of nations are calling for civility in the aftermath of the take over. 65 countries released a joint statement asking for the safe and orderly departure of nationals who wish to leave the country. >> i don't think it necessarily reverts back to 20 years ago, although it may. we don't know what the taliban

will bring to its ruling power. >> reporter: abc news has learned that the u.s. has temporarily halted evacuation flights for afghan interpreters and their families according to two sources familiar with the situation. currently tens of thousands of afghans have applied for u.s. visas. it's understood the biden administration has been focusing on evacuating american personnel first. >> the security situation in afghanistan deteriorated much more quickly than anticipated. >> it's a new day in afghanistan. taliban fighters sealing the collapse of the nation. you must be in touch with people there. what are you hearing? >> it went from basically a serious concern about the withdraw of u.s. forces to they were fighting as i expected them

to do all the way up to a few days ago when they were telling me as they were retreating to kabul. >> president biden said the taliban overrunning the country was highly unlikely and the u.s. spent $84 billion training afghan troops yet here we are. what went wrong? >> i think the intelligence community was very clear this was not only possible, but probable. i think we saw this coming. it's a valid point to ask what have we done the last 20 years, spent billions of dollars and lost thousands of lives. the decision to pull them out lost all of that. >> what's your biggest fear about the future of afghanistan and the afghan people? >> my biggest fear is we now are going to have a safe haven for terrorist groups in afghanistan

by an emboldened taliban that has billions of the u.s. dollars and equipment. we're seeing them moving in there right now. now to washington where president biden is facing growing backlash after announcing the troop withdrawal. the scene outside the white house sunday showing hundreds of protesters denouncing the taliban's take over. law makers are using the words failure, haphazard and chaotic. alex presha joins us with more. >> reporter: president biden is facing growing backlash, one congressman saying he has blood on his hands. growing pressure on the biden administration as afghanistan falls into the hands of the taliban. >> it's an unmitigated disaster. >> reporter: michael mchall

delivering this fierce criticism. >> i think he'll have blood on his hands. >> reporter: it's not just republicans criticizing the biden administration. this congressman writing on twitter there's no way to hide it. this is a shame on this administration. withdrawal was never going to be easy, but it didn't need to come to this. >> this is what happens when american withdraws from the world. >> reporter: congresswoman liz cheney saying this didn't have to happen. she puts blame on the trump and biden administration. >> rand paul, donald trump, mike pompeo, joe biden view of the world is irresponsible. >> some members are outraged. kevin mccarthy c thi

emrrs to. president biden has remained firm. he said he inherited the situation. he said he made the choice not to pass it on to a fifth administration. >> reporter: the biden administration continuing to defend its decision. >> we went to afghanistan 20 years ago to dealth opleho atta. that has been successful. >> reporter: president biden is scheduled to be at camp david until wednesday. right now there are no plans for him to return to washington early. andrew? kaylee? >> alex, thank you. to this morning's other headline, the earthquake in haiti. the death toll has risen to 1,300. hospitals are overwhelmed struggling to help the thousands injured. it's the latest disaster for the tiny caribbean nation. now a possible tropical storm is bearing down on haiti.

grace is expected to land later today. tropical storm fred is targeting florida. it's scheduled to reach the gulf as early as this afternoon. >> let's take a closer look at your morning weather. heavy rain pummelled austin, texas. the downpours led to flooding inside the state capitol. on the radar you can see fred swirling off florida's west coast. there's rain in parts of arizona. a flash flood watch in phoenix. it's dry in the northeast. 80 in new york. 89 from dallas to miami. triple digits in phoenix. >>, vcine mandate going into effect today in one city.

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an immediate ceasefire and provide humanitarian aid and protect refuges and civilians. the 24-year-old human rights activist was on a school bus when she was shot in the face by taliban gunmen in 2009, the nobel a paeace prize winner leading the voices. >> there's a lot of women who fought for their future with great courage and they will now be faced with the challenge of do you speak up against men with ak-47s of a different world view? >> the taliban ruled afghanistan for five years until the 2001 u.s. led invasion. in that time, the fundamentalist group banned education for girls and women, the right to work. and refused even to let them travel outside their homes without a male relative to accompany them. this morning, women and girls

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