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lee trade, who monopoly makes money like the monopoly behaves vitamin off like amazon essentially controlled the marketplace. it's not really a market as a private arena, where a single company controls the distribution of daily products and the infrastructure of our economy. according to amazon, the devil terror attack had cobble apple leaves more than a 100 dead and inches at least a $150.00 during evacuation methods. 13 u. s. military personnel or among the dead correspondent that says there was several more bluffs. the taliban claims that the american forces destroying their own ammunition, islamic state affiliate. and i've got to step down. as i said, k says it carried out the bombings that as the taliban condemns the attack. the taliban had only a warned that an attack on cobble apple was possible might be aimed at homing. the
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groups image knew what the problem is that a huge number of people have gathered near the airports and there was a threat that the single person, one person alone can carry out an attack and killed people in order to damage the taliban reputation. germany says sending evacuations from afghanistan because the situation is just too dangerous, but other nations, including britain, france in the us pledge to carry on and a televised address the president biden, to avenge the american life last. and we will not forgive. we will not forget we will hunt you down to make you pay. ah hello, welcome. this is art international. i'm calling bryce, just 15 am on friday here in moscow. it's just in 6 30 am in afghanistan,
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which is dominating our coverage again. this our, the capital that reeling from a twin terror attack around 12 hours ago. this compounded the chaos of evacuation efforts that cobble apples, the number of dead continues to rise. the african health ministry says at least a 100 of been killed. more than a 150 injured, it's also been the deadliest day in a decade for american forces. 13 us military personnel, or among the dead, with 18, injured, or correspondent in cobbles reported to the several other bluffs in the apple. but soon as he occurred as well, the taliban claims that us forces destroying their own property to stop it falling into foreign hands. how was earlier, western governments had been warned that the security threat, terroristic group, known as i c k and african affiliates of so called islamic state, says it's behind the atrocity, the group spinning conflicts with the taliban since its inception. in 2015, it is believed to have conducted a number of high profile attacks in afghanistan in recent years. are senior
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correspondent, right, gas dia is in the capital where he's been closely following the situation for the last few days. what were several kilometers away from the airport and yet still we can hear either stream of vehicles with sirens blaring drive and pos to and from the direction of the airports, ambulances of rescue vehicles. things are very tense here. in the last 20 minutes, we've heard 2 more explosions. one of them powerful is being corroborated by local press, no, no indication as to the source. what is happening, though, there is some talk of as strikes. we have cartoon no way of confirming that but very that going. the round room was and speculation at this point. they have now been 77 blocks, according to local president, other dentist we have distinctly heard for so for explosions in the last half a. now we had 2 more to move. one of them was much more powerful than the rest. we
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have since learned that at least one of the destinations was controlled. blast carried out by the american military. us troops here. the activity that we're hearing air activity bought by nate, who aircraft it hasn't led up any still intense, you know, a few minutes at this point don't pass without the rule of jet engines overhead just to bring everyone up to speed that were to bloss one of the northern checkpoint, nor the entrance to the airport and one at the eastern end at the barren hotel which had previously been used by us and british servicemen as well as diplomats to that's afghans and to approve evacuations. it hasn't been used as such in that capacity for several days, but the press of people is, is, you know, it's hard to believe until you see it with your own eyes. there are, there is no drone footage due to security reasons,
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and you can't capture the massive people the, the press of the mob with just the simple, you know, short short from up to up a 2nd floor or something. it is impossible to provide security at the airport and as the situation stands i, it is believe that, but of the suicide bombers was, was she that he approached the airport. he was detected by the people in the crowd and the upon detection. he hurried over to the american personnel at the checkpoint and it's in such a tight pack of people at the exclusive device. you, you said also have devastating consequences. what is it i believe at this point, 60 people killed more than 150 injured value that keeps rising. and rising, they determined that seems now to prevent more attacks. but as the situation started, you have taliban said themselves, it is impossible to provide and to guarantee security here while the,
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all those people are that will be the problem is that a huge number of people have gathered near the airport and there is a threat that the single person, one person alone, can carry out an attack and killed people in order to damage the taliban reputation . this is not a significant, not a big threat. we're monitoring the situation at the airport. they blame the united states for these, these, these crowd, this press, this mob outside the airport, which stretches the kilometers which circles the entirety of the apple say that the united states encouraged them to come and said it would evacuate them, bring them the greener pastures to the to europe, to america, and the taliban says that until the united states. 3 leaves it will not be able to provide the security needed to prevent these types of attacks. now whether you believe that or not, well, it depends on who you are. many people here at the airport. they believe that they can't say that the taliban will prosecute them as a threat to their lives,
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the safety of their families. other people that in that more than that presser there, for the opportunity, trying to get out of i've got a stock. nevertheless, the situation remains incredibly tense. above the taliban and nato countries have warned that there is a persist, that that's the threat it is high and it is ongoing. the united states has promised that they will find those responsible and that they will take action. since the isis isis k and the isis of shoot guns thought has claimed responsibility for these attacks. are some 1st testimony then from eye witness the alley hassan a was in cobble apple, when the 1st explosions occurred to dave into the airport of cobbled i was in standing on to get i will need to get in and they used to so it's very close to us like 5 minutes away, i just saw there was like 45 minutes. they had us and they had told when they was
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looking look dash c. p will renew, desertion. pull up the difference of them. the type of type of good they're willing to do that, we're looking, we're suspicious. they didn't have what they was looking for. the airport. they was looking to be used to a 100 meters when they get back to my line and they get back to the line. elizabeth, the people look after one or 2 minutes. an explosion happened when they became it was near. it was near to this lake 1st, been away and it didn't happen then a gun 1st of the year. it's the gun for them, the $78.00 me. big guy was and it can it. when they get to the line, they used to say, i think the guys that there was behind the use of looking guns. i mean your camera after the use, they call the people that stay away, stay away with the people didn't. they told me that they are joking because they did these things, money pants. it was always getting serious. and then the used tubing,
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gas, gas, and smoke. when the people the day, you know, the, to like 6 to 7 people. the people really need to get dangerous. i saw there was like 5 predict form in danger. the office was born. do you think there was going on the grounds? the i splinter group full to be behind the days bombings has been active in eastern afghanistan and pakistan. and it's been behind a savage campaign of bloodshed since it was founded in 2015. mm. the, the
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we did hear about this group, for example, and i believe, april 2017 when trump and essentially authorized the pentagon to drop the mother of all bombs in eastern afghanistan. i believe in the non ga har province on ices k. but the roots of this group in its existence is poorly understood. and of course, when we hear these press briefings at the pentagon, there's very little context. this group actually is a direct byproduct of the us invasion and occupation of afghanistan. it grew out of the pocket study taliban, who were disgruntled taliban members who wanted to carry out attacks on us targets inside pakistan and afghanistan. one of their most spectacular attacks was on camped camp chapman, u. s. military base where they used a c. i turn coat to attack us soldiers. there are several other attacks on american
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assets. and this all lead to a rise of terrorism inside pockets on directly related to the u. s. presence and afghan. a stand 6 years ago. the pakistani taliban, which was widely suspected of being used by the african government, backed by the u. s, against pakistan, turned into isis k. and today it is led by very interesting individuals show, show how much more hard year shabamo hygiene who is actually not african. he is an arab, and he signals the return of the kind of foreign jihad to afghanistan and a direct link to the anti soviet jihad of the 1980s. and now we see afghan. it's then becoming increasingly a base for foreign jihadists directly as a result of the u. s. d stabilization of the country. on the august 31st withdraw
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deadline with joe biden's cold. now he's presiding over the deadliest day for the us military and have got to stand in more than a decade at a televised address earlier. the president at times emotional vowed revenge, comparing the family's grief to that of his own family's loss. when he came home after a year and in iraq was diagnosed like many, many coming home was an aggressive and lethal cancer. the brain we lost we have some sense, like many of you do what the families of these brave hairs are feeling today. you get this feeling like you're being sucked into a black hole. miller chest. while he was emotional, he also look pretty tired, understandably so. he's been in the situation room pretty much all day with us, you know, military commanders and security officials. he said, really, the,
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the main message here, temper started calling, he said the evacuation will continue and that the united states will get out any and all american citizens and african nationals with permanent us residency. what's known as a green card, who want to leave. he said some people may not want to leave, but those who want to leave the u. s. will make every effort to get them out. he said it is an airline airlift mission, unlike any other in history and was expected to be dangerous and stressful that was planned for also attacks. there had been warnings about attacks. he called those u. s. service members. now, i believe the numbers gone up to 13 who are killed, quote unquote, heroes saying they are the backbone of america who are engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others. and that the mission will and must continue. now, more than ever, and he had this message for those responsible to those who carry out just attack as well as anyone wishes america harm. no, this we will not forgive. we will not forget
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we will hunt you down to make you pay the earlier today. general kenneth mackenzie, the head of central command, are sent. com, said isis carried out the attack. specifically, i k or isis correson and will likely continue to try and launch more attacks, adding that others have already been forwarded by security forces and cobble. the general went on to say that today's attack involved 2 suicide bombers detonating explosives outside the abbey date of the airport in nearby hotel. the baron hotel, followed by isis gunman, opening fire on civilians, men, women, and children. along with us troops and military personnel. there are warnings about today's attack, and it's certainly raises more serious questions about america's evacuation efforts . why it has become so incredibly catastrophic and also pass comments from president biden himself, about america's effort in afghanistan and the war on terror. this mission to degrade the tears tread about kind in afghanistan and kilo some been lot was
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a success. i believed that our presence in that gas dance should be focused on the reason we went, the 1st place to ensure afghans that would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. we did that. we accomplish that objective today, president biting senior really backtrack even raising questions about whether the u . s. again, should have been in afghanistan in the 1st place to begin with, and certainly as long as the u. s. was there nearly 20 years as far as the ongoing effort? general mackenzie said isis remains a quote, extremely real threat and will try to carry out further attacks. something president biden also agreed with today, saying this was a mission designed for stress. and that was expected to come under attack, and certainly that happened, as we know, he said at this point it does not appear that taliban played a part in the attacks and that it's within the taliban interest for america to leave the country as well. he added that again while america will press the head
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with withdrawing and evacuating any and all us citizens and ask in nationals by august 31st. the august 31st deadline. he could not guarantee total security wasn't here. it sounds ridiculous, but the vast majority of people and communities like that want to come to america, given a choice. and there has been in tell sharing and this was confirmed by general mckenzie between us or forces and also the taliban. so that said clearly, today's events so emphasized and i've seen this of americans nearly 20 or involvement in afghanistan now coming to heretic, violent and crashing end for days, there have been warnings of an imminent terror attack outside cobble airport and multiple european leaders that are readjusting their plans in the wake of the law. the august 31st deadline is just 5 days away after which no western forces are to remain in cobble, rory, sushi, heard about the reaction of the e. u. britain and beyond. from our correspondence east, allie and peter oliver. well, not just in year,
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from the u. n. as well. i'm 20. 0 good. seattle has just recently has said that he will be convening a meeting of the un security council on monday. specifically to talk about the ongoing situation in afghanistan here in year. if we've heard from charlotte, michelle, the council president who condemned the attack and said that he hoped this wasn't going to see a resurgence in terrorism. m and a thing from of gun a stun, nato secretary general, you installed in, but also adding his voice to the condemnation of this attack. he said evacuations would continue, that, that remained the priority, getting people out through cobble apple, where they possibly could when it comes to germany, they had to now through an incorrect kind of cut him out of the german defense minister that the german evacuation mission had been completed that's the evacuation of all german soldiers. busy diplomats and the remaining german police officers that were on the ground in afghanistan. they have since sent warm
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transport plane back to cobble apple. this is a special called go transport plane for, for taking people who require immediate medical assistance. taking people from the ground, their who are being caught up in this horrific terrorist attack and flying them off to what we understand to german bases in beckett's don where they can receive medical treatment there. we've also heard from high co must the german foreign minister who confirmed that there were no german personnel. no german citizens involved in the, the terrorist attack. you know, no, no germans were among be killed or wounded on the grounds. and when it comes to the evacuation process, they said it had being completed, angular medical, the german chancellor, describing this attack as despicable said be the window of being able to get people out of the country. well closed pretty much. and i'm going to come cut about the defense minister blaming that window,
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closing on the taliban. taken into consideration, this evening's events. we see that the risk, hello. so this is a high pressure situation in which to evacuate people from the country and operate an al lift. we know that the time window is narrowing the unearthly, the, the attack that we saw today, and of which had been warned in recent days. and also this morning had made it clear that the pro ration of the operations in caboose is not possible. the security situation on the grounds. and the telephone's refusal to allow an extension pass the 31st of august, have made this impossible thought. well, here in rome, the defense ministry confirm no italians had been caught up amongst they killed other wounded from the terrorist attack on friday. what we have seen though is a number of those countries announcing the end of that to ation programs. norway said it was impossible for them to take any more people out. they've been joined by belgium, poland, and canada. all saying there was no more left would be involving their personnel
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from the grounds. fronts. we heard from a manual cross, the french president speaking in dublin, to a meeting with the irish leadership. what he said was that there was 20 boxes of french nationals on the guns that france was wanting to evacuate from the country. 20 pulses waiting near or right cobble airport that they intended to try and get them out. but it didn't look good for them doing that so far. you said that the embassy was being evacuated in the, the french ambassador to afghanistan would continue his work from rome to london. isa over to you, any reaction from downing street because it wasn't so long ago that london was saying he would like to actually see the deadline extended? absolutely. we've been seeing, in fact, over the last few days, the warnings coming from you k officials that would potentially be some type of attack, specifically targeting the actuation as
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a warning go the rows of course, about the potential threat of this attack. and it's now played out as johnson, the prime minister, however, saying that the need will be abandoning, they will, they see is their responsibility to continue to get people out of the country and say those efforts will still continue. we're going to continue with operation and we're now coming to towards the end of it to the very end of it in any event. what this attack shows is the importance of continuing that work in a fast and efficient manner as possible in the hours that remain to us. and that's what we're going to do. the case manager of the fans have been saying today that they are working closely with their sources and their own assets in kimball to try to establish exactly what happened as we've been hearing this evening. it appears
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that the attack is being attributed to. busy the so called state in some group who of course, in the past, attacked the town of i jones and interesting lease himself. he wouldn't be drawn and exactly who is responsible, but took the time to explain and the point off as well. that how about members as well have been killed in this attack likely? far as johnson that realizing that of course, we have been assisting those evacuation attempts, but also not wanting to call playing on them because of course those lines of communication, those lines of negotiation are going to be key in the common day. not just again for that continuing evacuation effort, but of course going forward about the type of government we might see in a crowd is done what role the canada case in that and what influence the u. k. would like to keep going forward. so. 2 bar johnson, as it was still continuing to decidedly have that evacuation attempt
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continue. but also, of course, not costing any blame as an issue to say that's still establishing before the facts . well this is what it was like earlier outside one of the hospitals in cobble where some of the victims of the glass have been taken on look, is gathered, and armed militants were seen, coordinate. the area are roughly video agency filmed crowds outside cobble airport. just a few hours before, but deadly blast afghans hoping to leave the country up and gathering in huge numbers since the taliban re to power a couple of weeks ago, the us and its allies control pass of the transport hub civilians, including children, were queueing around the corner around the security perimeter having to get on board one of those evacuation planes. and we discussed the terror attack and psychology with a number of experts on the region. on one could imagine that there would be various groups operating on the ground. the i s ross on the i s k that is set to be responsible. we obviously have
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a responsibility claim they could be people coming back from the middle east, or at least part of whom would be coming back from the middle east after you know, participating in the met him over there and iraq and siri and so on. and they would be claiming legitimacy, and for them, this is an opportunity. and the russia now would be those people who are gathered even civilians who aren't gathered in front of the airport gates or nothing but collaborators and look at the taliban. they are allowing them to go so they shouldn't be allowing them to go. and basically they, this whole operation would be about telling right wing works 3, missed the elements in the entire of kind of stand. the taliban are not the people who are supposed to protect us to protect the religion and we are so it's basically a recruitment exercise there stealing some of the legitimacy from the town. and if
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they could kill or injure some of the western soldiers, especially american soldiers, that would be even better. you know, the more the merrier. there is another element as well, which is a bit more strategic or, and which is that this sort of action would put stream on the evacuation process. it would force more screening. it would put strain on the supply chain of people entering the airport. and so this could force the united states or push it into a position where it might want to extend that 31st of august deadline, which would put strain you know, between the united states and the town about the relation between the united states and the town so basically all of it is about upsetting the apple cart. and if we think of, you know, terrorists or extremist people then pretty much the same. but if we think about
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tribal and affiliations, then people are different. so this is where are they? those, you know, i s k assuming that they are the ones responsible might be coming from one of the, the criticisms that were undoubtedly you'll be put forward in any future in investigation or committee. look at this operation will be the inevitability of this, this kind of attack that, you know, the united states created the conditions for this very incident in the manner in which this operation unfolded. so yeah, and we need to realize that just because, you know, the one bomb went off. there's real potential for additional attacks isis course on is a very sophisticated terrorist organization. and there are still many,
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many targets out there. you know, we, we went the way we went into couple indicate that was generated you know, lends itself to this, this kind of attack and, and these targets are still there. the citizens are still crammed in americans and british are still stuck in places outside of the airport, awaiting ex filtration. so this is a, this is a tragedy. i do think we're going to see increased cooperation between the coalition and the telephone and rapidly ex filtrate identified pockets of foreigners. up until now the telephone has been provide, you know, is been creating more obstacles than, than, than, than facilitation. i think the child on once the americans out now and they will do everything in their power now that just attack is taking place to to help the coalition get it's identified. citizens out of cobol. i think that will be one
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thing that comes out of this. no, because the child understands it, the longer these, these pockets of americans and british and foreigners existing couple of the greater attack from isis. and it makes them tell by look bad. they're supposed to be in gendering competence among the afghan people and indeed of the coalition that they are in control. the security situation and football in a tech like this. only underscores that nobody's in control or security situation and we'll get 247 updates. sand analysis from our sale, facebook and on youtube. big chain to tow. next though, dennis miller's plus one is emmy, nominated comedian nick mohammed, all my, his phil, good netflix series that last about more than just ah, join me every thursday on the alex sermon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. me
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. our military mission against them will conclude on august 31st. ah. what sounds good to us all the quote quoted young good, good. good. i will be on the roof for me and you got to be southern company. the cut, the cut over the water. okay. that was the quote in the show room . very good. this was the right weapon against the right? no, no, no, but i keep somebody go out to reveal the, the signing of the us to all about agreement. and i laid the groundwork for the road ahead toward a lasting peace in afghan the stand and
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