kilometer away now. >> we can confirm that a number of u.s. servicemembers were killed at the kabul airportns fell victim to this heinous attack. >> isis-k, or the islamic state in the khorasan, has claimed responsibility for the kabul attacks. >> isis in khorasan always wanted to show their power. even in the last moment, they managed to kill 13 american forces. this is a big succeed for them. this is a big threat again for the taliban. they are showing how brutal are they, how prepared are they. >> narrator: the bombing fueled clashes between taliban forces and isis. (explosion) and heightened u.s. concerns about the country once again becoming a staging ground for terrorists. (phone dialing out) >> narrator: in the wake of the airport attack, najibullah sought out an expert on isis, or isil, and other terror groups. >> hi, najibullah. >> hi, hello, sir, how are you doing? >> i'm very well, thanks. how are you? >> narrator: edmund fitton brown coordinates the united nations monitoring team that assesses the global threat from isis and al qaeda in afghanistan. >> isil has been a strategic

service members who were killed in a bomb blast outside the kabul airport in august.as been given out less than 200 times throughout history. the bill was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of more than 300 lawmakers. the legislation says the troops went above and beyond the call of duty to protect u.s. citizens and our allies that bill now goes to the senate >>> honoring a soldier we never knew who became a symbol for so many others a century ago. aaron gilchrist is in france with those who serve >> reporter: it's a powerful celebration 100 years in the making. >> that's once-in-a-lifetime experience for tomb guards this is where we have to be on the centennial >> reporter: leading former guards of arlington's tomb of the unknown soldier to transfor the 100th anniversary of this. the selection of an american world war i soldier killed in france, representing thousands who never came home. a soldier returned to the u.s., and buried at arlington on what we now call veterans day. >> it's something that touches your life forever. >> reporter: this pilgrimage, an emotiona

we were given rare access a kabul airport. part of the capital where it is being deployed. one of the things that distinguishes them visually from other taliban fighters, uniforms, assessor's, sunglasses -- assess ariz -- accessories, sunglasses, and other things. we meet the airport commander who is in charge of the battery 313 for securing the airport. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the airport represents the whole country. it is important to show our country is functioning as security and flights are operational. to maintain this, we needed a loyal and well-trained unit. the troops stationed here are the suicide unit of the battery 313. whatever the security situation becomes more stable, they will go back to their camps, and the police force will maintain security. >> they secure the main entrance come the front door, and making safe environment for those going through inside the airport. correspondent: the concern is car bombs. >> there is such a concern that still exists and cannot be ignored. we are to do

he was just 20 years old when he lost his life in the terrorist attack at the airport in kabul. lance corporal schmitz and the 12 others we lost in august went above and beyond the call of duty to protect those stranded in afghanistan. i sadly don't believe we will truly understand why lance corporal schmitz and his fellow soldiers died. nevertheless, their families and all americans deserve answers, mr. speaker, and those who made the decisions that resulted in the senseless deaths will be held accountable. in the meantime, i am grateful for their service and their sacrifice that is being commemorated by this legislation. the bravery and valor shown by these service members are unquestionable, and i hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this bill. and i look forward to standing next to the family of lance corporal schmitz as they're presented with a congressional gold medal, commemorating their son's service and valor. i thank you, mr. speaker. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri reserves. the gentlewoman from cal

a life he gave at the airport in kabul. would you please pay attention? brian mckeon: i'm looking at my notes on this very issue. >> the next day, the president stated that anyone who wants to come home, we will get you home. he didn't keep his word. on august 30 his military evacuation ended with the last five planes leaving kabul without a single american on board. the biden administration let hundreds of americans and thousands of afghan partners behind enemy lines. the administration seems in deep denial, gravely miscalculating how many u.s. citizens they left behind. one of the other, deep denial or grave miscalculation. on september 13, secretary blinken said there were fewer than 200 american citizens in afghanistan who wanted to leave. yesterday, under secretary of defense for policy colin powell testified before the senate armed services committee that there were 400 50 american citizens still in afghanistan. he said 196 americans related to leave afghanistan. september 1, the u.s. government has helped facilitate the departure of 234 u.s. citize

troops lifting babies over the wall at kabul airport.s in afghanistan. again, the marine corps. says, sorry, that simply is not him. they put out a statement. they say the marine identified in that particular image was not lance corporal clark, the 2024 marine expedition ear movement. they will determine if any d.o.d. policies were violated. and the official d.o.d., department of defense policy is that if you are a member of the active duty military, then you are not allowed to participate in any kind of partisan political gathering. and so it would certainly appear as though lance corporal hunter clark violated that policy. but the official line from the marine corps. right now is they are still investigating. . >> anyone who is military connected will look at that moment and say that is a big no-no. military members know that. that's why there were members of the military who participated in that video during the democratic national convention. in the end i think the guardsmen did not get in trouble for what they did. a lot of folks, o

it wasn't like we got the mastermind of the suicide bombing at kabul airport. the second one the drone strike the day we left there is a lot of reporting far from being a vehicle in fact it was an aid worker with supplies going to other aid workers. how effective will be in fighting the war on terror of these two brothers who are key players in the taliban and have close ties to al qaeda, isis k and you feel it is going to be terrorism central. but you know on the other hand i've talked to some key sources who say if you are talking about and ability to strike the u.s. homeland, the greatest threat to us now is from al qaeda and the arabian peninsula in yemen. are greater that it is from afghanistan for this part of biden's point is the threat has metastasized. and afghanistan may become a bad place now and headquarters for the terror network. right now you got it in africa, if got in yemen, and in sierra, and across the middle east and asia. >> one of the observations is fighting battles for the united states moved in some ways from using standard military to

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it wasn't like we got the mastermind of the suicide bomber kabul airport. second one, the drone strike the day we left there is a lot of reporting now vehicle loaded with explosive devices. in fact it was an aid worker with the supplies going to other aid workers. in ten civilians were killed it and there may have been no isis people there. it's a very open to question two how effective are going to be in fighting the war on terror. but the taliban back in charge, despite what they say they have ties to al qaeda. we have these two brothers who are key players in the taliban and very close ties to al qaeda, isis-k and you feel it's going to be terrorism central. but, you know on the other hand i've talked to some keen sources who say if you are talking about an ability to strike the u.s. homeland, the greatest threat to us now is from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen are greater than afghanistan. as part of biden's point is the threat has metastasized. afghanistan may become a bad place now and headquarters for the terror network. right now you got

there's not normal commercial aircraft service right now at the kabul airport. we have some flights we expect to go this week to bring out several dozen americans. senator barrasso: when do you think all americans that want to leave afghanistan will be evacuated? secretary mckeon: the numbers of those ready to depart is 200. on the current pace, if we continue to have success with these charter flights, i think all these people who say they're ready to depart will be offered an opportunity to depart in the next couple weeks. senator barrasso: we have americans still trapped in afghanistan. what action is this administration taking to help secure the safety and well-being of these american citizens? secretary mckeon: we're talking about the taliban in doha about freedom to travel, particularly american citizens and we're working with, as i said, a couple airlines willing to go in the kabul airport. they have agents on the ground checking the manifests and ensuring people coming on the planes have the right documents and it's something that our task force led by a

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he was just 20 years old when he lost his life in the terrorist attack at the airport in kabul. lance corporal schmitz and the 12 others we lost in august went above and beyond the call of duty to protect those stranded in afghanistan. i sadly don't believe we will truly understand why lance corporal schmitz and his fellow soldiers died. nevertheless, their families and all americans deserve answers, mr. speaker, and those who made the decisions that resulted in the senseless deaths will be held accountable. in the meantime, i am grateful for their service and their sacrifice that is being commemorated by this legislation. the bravery and valor shown by these service members are unquestionable, and i hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this bill. and i look forward to standing next to the family of lance corporal schmitz as they're presented with a congressional gold medal, commemorating their son's service and valor. i thank you, mr. speaker. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri reserves. the gentlewoman from cal

in august, more than 150 people were killed in a bombing outside of the kabul airport.cent weeks, have launched dozens of smaller tax targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this latest bombing in the north of the country carried out by a member of the uighur ethnic group suggests their influence is expanding. >> they are the enemies of our nation. people were just beginning to experience peace and now this is happened. all of our security forces are working on the new investigation. we will find the culprits and they will be dealt with according to sharia law. >> there bringing stability they say but it is a growing concern for afghans and the wider region. >> this years nobel peace prize has been awarded to two journalists. they have been recognized for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. oath journalists have faced significant threats after their investigations angered their country's rulers. the nobel committee committed their work saying independent journalism served to protect. >> for the first time since 1935, the peace prize goes to jour

it killed at least 182 people, including 13 us soldiers, outside kabul airport during the evacuation.s to be fighting back, a week ago, more than 50 died in a suicide bombing at a shia mosque in kunduz. during the last 20 years of war, millions of afghans have been driven from their homes. just this year, an estimated 665,000 have been displaced. shahr—e—naw park in kabul is now home for many families with nowhere else to go. other than three loaves of bread that we got a couple this family has been here for two months. the world food programme says 1a million are at risk of starvation. people queue for hours to get money from the bank, and withdrawals are tightly limited. obaid runs a small bicycle repair shop. 150 afghanis is a little more than a pound, but still his customer bargains. obaid needs the work, so takes the offer. obaid has four grown—up children. they�* re all unemployed. the new taliban government of afghanistan isn't recognised by the international community. billions of dollars in assets have been frozen. this has forced the taliban to the negotiating table again. s

contingency force of 6 to 700 to protect the embassy in kabul until the department of state could --. and assist turkey to maintain karzai airport. this is clear, it is obvious the war in afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted. with the taliban now in power in kabul. although the neo was unpresented as the largest air evacuation in history, evacuating 124,000 people, it came an incredible kous. 11 marines, one soldier and a navy coreman. those 13 gave their lives so people they never met will have an opportunity to live in freedom. and we have to remember the taliban was and remains a terrorist organization and still have not broken ties with al qaeda. i have no illusions who we are dealing with. it remains to be seen whether or not the taliban can consolidate power or if the country will further fraction into civil war. but we must continue to protect the united states of america and its people from terrorist attacks coming from afghanistan. a reconstituted al qaeda or isis with aspirations to attack the united states is a very real possibility. and those conditions to include activity in ungoverned spaces could present

marine at the airport in kabul. the baby's name is liya.id, is on the other side, about to see his daughter for the first time. he missed her birth because he was assisting the u.s. with evacuations, unable toausee was assisting the leave the airport. how long did you get to hold her? >> two minutes, maybe. >> reporter: hamid says he handed liya over to another soldier, then focused on saving his wife, sadia. during her dangerous journey to escape the country, the taliban had robbed her of absolutely everything, even her shoes. >> that day, i handed over my baby to a total stranger, but the only thing i trusted was that he was a marine, and my daughter would be fine. >> reporter: liya is fine now. she's eight weeks old, safe in phoenix with her parents. they don't have much more than the clothes on their backs, but they certainly have their treasure. >> reporter: what do you think you'll tell her, when she's old enough? >> i will tell her she's a fighter. ( laughter ) she made it through the worst of the times, the beginning of her life. so

kabul. you can see the flags of the islamic emirate at the airport. this is now referred to as kabul's international airport. on this runway in just a few minutes there will be hundreds of afghan civilians and foreign nationals who will make their way onto a qatari jet, safely getting out of taliban territory. we will speak to some of those american citizens who have been waiting to flee afghanistan. the security situation is deteriorating every day. on friday, in kandahar, 47 people were killed in an isis-k bombing. there there are major concerns that isis will continue to operate with the taliban in control. there are other major issues facing the afghan people like medical nutrition and poverty, issues the taliban will have to face as they try to govern the country. i want to read one message i received from a special immigrant visa applicant, someone who worked with the americans, sending this message just yesterday, saying hello, i worked with the u.s. army, i submitted all the documents to the special immigrant visa program but my life is in dang

service members and nearly 150 afghans trying to evacuate from the kabul airport after the taliban seized control of the country. according to the pentagon, six drones tracked this white toyota seen here on security camera video for eight hours believing it was linked to an imminent attack by isis-k. instead it was being driven by zamari who worked for a us humanitarian aid agency specializing in malling nutrition. >> we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with isis-k or were a direct threat to the u.s. forces. i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed. >> a painful mistake the ahmadi family will have to live with no matter how much ther compensated. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, kabul. >> the grand mosque in mecca returned to full capacity today. masks and vaccinated worshipers stood shoulder to shoulder for the first time since the pandemic began. the mosque in saudi arabia is islam's holiest site. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, the new trainees learning to drive 18 wheelers amid a nationwide deman

foreign forces left afghanistan in a hy reeat, and the deadliest since the suicide bombing at the kabul airport that killed at least 183 people, including 13 u.s. service members. although relatively small in number, isis-k, the afghan in eastern afghanistan, striking kunduz, north of the capital, kabul. now afghanistan civilians can only rely on the taliban for protection. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> brennan: a bit of a surprise today when the winners of the nobel peace prize were announced. the long list of nominees included greta thunberg, and russian opposition leader alexei navalny. but the prize went to two courageous journalists. cbs' elizabeth palmer introduces us. ( cheering ) >> reporter: when dmitry muratov arrived hers welcome.ar that for nearly has fought to tell the truth in repressive russia. "guys," he told them, "this prize is for you." novaya gazeta's journalists have long exposed high-level corruption and official lies. six of them have been killed on his watch, including the peerless anna politkovskaya, who was shot in 2006. it was in their names, muratov told a se

airports? i said i don't have what's necessary to reach them in kabul.the german and french rescue citizens in kabul. but from this administration we saw nothing but blame. weakness in our american citizens were left to fend for themselves. our fighting men and women have the courage, training and discipline to do d feet the enemy anytime, anywhere. and there's people wondering why would we let our allies get their people and we didn't get ours? i want to thank the veteran whose sacrificed over the past 20 years and i truly believe our soldiers didn't fail us. our leadership did. before president biden even took office, you thought we needed to leave afghanistan. on january 19th, you told my colleagues, quote, i think this conflict needs tee come to an end and we need to see an agreement reached in accord nsz with what the president elect wants to see. quote, you testify general milley had adequate resources. but you said you wanted to, quote, assess the situation and make recommendations to the president. end quote. did you give advice the president on

in august, more than 150 people were killed at a bombing outside kabul airport.ks, is has also launched dozens of smaller attacks targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this latest bombing, in the north of the country, apparently carried out by a member of the uighur ethnic group, suggests is�*s influence is expanding. translation: they are i the enemies of our nation. people were just beginning to experience peace, and now this has happened. all our security forces are working on the investigation. we will find the culprits and then they will be dealt with according to sharia law. the taliban say they are bringing stability, but is is a growing concern for afghans and the wider region. secunder kermani, bbc news. there has been a widespread reform of the tax system. it is estimated it will result in additional tax revenues of around $150 billion each year. our correspondent reports. it is being heralded as a giant, 620 says a step towards curbing tax avoidance in a digital world.— curbing tax avoidance in a diaital world. , . , digital world. these a

troops killed in a suicide bombing at the kabul airport. it happened during the final u.s.m afghanistan. the militant group isis-k took responsibility for the attack and it has continued to target both the taliban and afghan civilians. our imtiaz tyab is in kabul and went out with taliban forces searching for their new enemy. >> reporter: on nearly every street corner, in every neighborhood, the taliban. now the guardians of the city they once attacked so often and so viciously. and though the taliban's war with the u.s. may be over, the group faces a new enemy. afghanistan's affiliate of isis known as isis-k. we went on a ride-along with some taliban fighters whose job it is to secure the street. patrols like this have been stepped up across kabul. but the taliban insists that isis-k is not a threat. commander rahimi leads this group of fighters. can you promise the afghan people you can keep them safe? he says, "yes. 100%. we can completely guarantee security for the afghan people." but attacks like this tell a different story. just last week over 50 people were killed in

in august more than 150 people were killed at a bombing outside kabul airport. explosion.eeks is has also launched dozens of smaller attacks targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this latest bombing in the north of the country apparently carried out by a member of the uighur ethnic group suggests is�*s influence is expanding. translation: they are i the enemies of our nation. people were just beginning to experience peace and now this has happened. all our security forces are working on the investigation. we'll find the culprits and then they will be dealt with according to sharia law. the taliban say they are bringing stability. but is is a growing concern for afghans and the wider region. secunder kermani, bbc news. let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 36,060 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average 35,185 new cases were reported per day in the last week. 6,763 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 127 deaths, that's of people who died wit

in fact this happened just a few days after the huge terrorist attack on the kabul airport that claimedt also 13 us servers members. they had been following the car, believing it to be full of explosives and about to be taken to the airport, but then they later acknowledged that it was a huge mistake. the drone attack, the drone strike, claimed the lives of some ten people, seven children, and the mistake of the us military was acknowledged as a terrible and tragic mistake because the driver of that car had in fact been an aid worker, and somebody you had nothing to do with the islamic state. so what the pentagon is saying is that they will pay what they are describing as condolence payments to the family of those who died and they will also help those members of the family who have expressed an interest in relocating to the united states. the state department is involved in that as well. there was an initial virtual meeting just a few days ago between officials at the pentagon and the organisation that employed the driver, the aid organisation. there will be further discussions. they h

i mean, everybody forgotten about afghanistan for 20 years until kabul airport. okay, and that's the media's fault. go ahead, david, before we go to the break, i absolutely right. and you have also retired generals in the pay of weapons companies as the spokes people and the experts on the big corporate media outlets setting the agenda openly. and so we have this, you know, outraged that there were generals in back room meetings, resist eden trump's ideas for it that were for evacuating certain wars when he was president. but usually it's out in the open. usually it's the generals out in public telling president obama, how many more troops he has to send to afghanistan and, and the, the media is dominated by both the military, the current military. okay, and the game and all that hold that thought we got, she didn't have to go to hard break. and after that hard break, we'll continue our discussion on military accountability. stay with it. ah, ah ah, a way of life of reindeer herders leading a traditionally nomadic lifestyle in the tundra is similar to a parallel

well, tonight, we're learning more about that isis suicide bomber behind the deadly attack at the kabul airport. cbs news has confirmed the terrorist had been freed from an afghan prison just days earlier by the taliban. he was among thousands set free as the u.s. withdrew from afghanistan. 13 u.s. service members were killed, and 18 wounded in the attack. more than 7,000 haitian migrants who entered the u.s. in recent weeks have now been expelled. but that is not stopping many who are risking their lives to travel thousands of miles from south america to the u.s. cbs' manuel bojorquez met some of them on the colombia-panama border, where hope and hell collide. >> reporter: the scores of migrants who have set up camp along the caribbeanown o necocli are among the estimated 16,000 waiting in colombia to head north. leon nelso fled disaster stricken haiti years ago to settle in south america where jobs have dried up. he can't take his wife and infant daughter back to haiti he says. nothing in haiti, no work. their goal is to reach the u.s. deportation. it's a big fear for you. as they finally get

. >>> one image from the kabul airport evacuation is seared in our memory.afghan baby lifted to safety by a marine. that baby is safe with her parents in phoenix, arizona. >> reporter: this nine-second video became a symbol of the desperation engulfing the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. a 16-day old girl is passed over razor wire to the marine in kabul. the baby's name is leah. her father is on the uth side, about to see his daughter for the first time. he missed her birth because he was assisting the u.s. with evacuations, unable to leave the airport. how long did you get to hold her? >> two minutes, maybe. >> reporter: he says he handed leah over to another solder and focussed on aving his wife. during her dangerous journey to escape the country, the taliban robbed her of everything, even her shoes. >> that day i handed over my baby to total stranger but the only thing i trusted was a marine and my daughter will be fine. >> reporter: leah is fine now. she's eight weeks old, safe in phoenix with her parents. they don't have much more than the clothes on

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in august, more than 150 people were killed at a bombing outside kabul airport.eeks, is has also launched dozens of smaller attacks targeting taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan. this latest bombing, in the north of the country — apparently carried out by a member of the uyghur ethnic group — suggests is�*s influence is expanding. translation: they are i the enemies of our nation. people were just beginning to experience peace and now this has happened. all our security forces are working on the investigation. we will find the culprits and then they will be dealt with according to sharia law. the taliban say they are bringing stability. but is is a growing concern for afghans and the wider region. secunder kermani, bbc news. it is the most significant overhaul of the international tax system in a generation. after negotiations in paris headed by the 0ecd, an agreement was finally announced to provide a minimum rate of corporation tax. president biden says it will even the playing field around the world. here is how it will work. the minimum rate will be set a

troops killed in afghanistan with congressional cold metals, they were killed in an attack of the kabul airport in august during the us's withdrawal from kabul. the resolution received massive bipartisan support. todd: in virginia a judge finding a teenage boy guilty of sexually assaulting a girl inside a heiskell restroom. parent say the attack is the result of the loudoun county school board allowing students to use restrooms based upon how they identify, not a gender at birth. the school board denies knowing about the assault despite a leaked letter that the superintendent was informed almost immediately, the student accused of the second assaulted a different school months later saying he will be sentenced after a ruling a second case which is expected in november. >> trapped after the state government declined visa applications, she joined us to talk about the challenges she continues to face trying to bring her family home. >> my family has religious exemption and we do not want this. other families are stuck here as well. baron country for a month to get the second dose before they can e