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general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s. central command, saying there is a lot of heartbreak that they did not get everybody out. there are still some americans there and there are many afghan allies who had hoped to get out. more than 123,000 civilians were airlifted out since august 14th, including 6,000 americans. and flights taking off until the end. the last one taking off, as i said, 3:29 p.m. eastern, which in kabul was one minute to midnight before that august 31st deadline set by president biden. general mckenzie saying the final chapter is perhaps one of the most painful, with the loss of the 13 u.s. service members. abc's chief foreign correspondent ian pannell was in afghanistan when the taliban was pushed out in 2001. tonight, the taliban back in control and ian this evening and the american general who was asked to reflect on the reality that the u.s. now leaves behind and the potential threats ahead. >> reporter: frank mckenzie saying america's longest war was over. after almost 20 years. >> the last c-17 lif
general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s. central command, saying there is a lot of heartbreak that they did not get everybody out. there are still some americans there and there are many afghan allies who had hoped to get out. more than 123,000 civilians were airlifted out since august 14th, including 6,000 americans. and flights taking off until the end. the last one taking off, as i said, 3:29 p.m. eastern, which in kabul was one minute to midnight before that august 31st deadline set by...
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they want to share in the danger. >> martin: from his headquarters in tampa, general frank mckenzie haded to time the evacuation just right. >> mckenzie: if you go too early, you risk the problem that the enemy will see what you have done and adjust his plans. >> martin: the iranians monitored al asad by purchasing photos like these, taken by commercial satellites. mckenzie waited until after iran had downloaded its last picture for the day. so, the last time the iranians took a look with their commercially-acquired spy photos, what would they have seen? >> mckenzie: they would have seen airplanes on the ground and people working. >> martin: so when they launched those missiles, they thought that was going to be a full flight line. >> mckenzie: i think they expected to destroy a number of u.s. aircraft and to kill a number of u.s. service members. >> martin: a clock, stopped at 1:34 a.m. when it was knocked off the wall, recorded the moment the first missile landed. >> john haines: it's like the sun rising-instantaneous. that's how bright it was. >> martin: air force master sergeant joh
they want to share in the danger. >> martin: from his headquarters in tampa, general frank mckenzie haded to time the evacuation just right. >> mckenzie: if you go too early, you risk the problem that the enemy will see what you have done and adjust his plans. >> martin: the iranians monitored al asad by purchasing photos like these, taken by commercial satellites. mckenzie waited until after iran had downloaded its last picture for the day. so, the last time the iranians took...
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yesterday we heard the first time from general frank mckenzie new numbers about the presence of isis-k in afghanistan. he is now saying there are at least 2,000 hardcore, hardened isis fighters as he called them in afghanistan. that's up from the most recent estimates we had from united nations earlier this summer, somewhere in the neighborhood of 500, up to 1200 total isis fighters in afghanistan. general mckenzie explaining the reason the number has gone up in large part is due to the fact that the taliban as they were rolling through parts of the country earlier this summer, they were emptying prisons, releasing many of those fighters. general mckenzie saying the taliban, now that they're in charge of security for the country are going to have a rough time dealing with these isis fighters, saying that they let them out of the prisons, they will reap what they sew. the threat from isis is still real, even now that the u.s. military is out of the country. the u.s. will continue to carry out strikes, to try to target isis in afghanistan, defense officials explaining president biden mad
yesterday we heard the first time from general frank mckenzie new numbers about the presence of isis-k in afghanistan. he is now saying there are at least 2,000 hardcore, hardened isis fighters as he called them in afghanistan. that's up from the most recent estimates we had from united nations earlier this summer, somewhere in the neighborhood of 500, up to 1200 total isis fighters in afghanistan. general mckenzie explaining the reason the number has gone up in large part is due to the fact...
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marine general frank mckenzie said the last troops flew out of kabul just before midnight local time on monday. >> nine withdrawal signifies both the end of the miliry component of the evacuation, but also the end of a nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. amy: the taliban and its supporters celebrated the u.s. withdrawal, setting off fireworks and firing tracer bullets into the night sky. the taliban is now in full control of afghanistan, including the kabul international airport, which the u.s. used to evacuate over 120,000 people fleeing the taliban over the past 17 days. according to the costs of war project, the u.s. spent over $2.2 trillion in afghanistan and pakistan. by one count, over 170,000 people died in the fighting. after headlines, we'll go to kabul for the latest. hurricane ida has been downgraded to a tropical depression after it hit the louisiana coast sunday as a category 4 storm, on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. on monday, ida continued to bring torrential rain and flooding to louisiana and southern mississ
marine general frank mckenzie said the last troops flew out of kabul just before midnight local time on monday. >> nine withdrawal signifies both the end of the miliry component of the evacuation, but also the end of a nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. amy: the taliban and its supporters celebrated the u.s. withdrawal, setting off fireworks and firing tracer bullets into the night sky. the taliban is now in full control of afghanistan,...
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general frank mckenzie last night gave the number as the very low hundreds. state department saying somewhere in between 100 and 200 americans still in the country tries to get out, and there's a wide variety of reasons why they may not have been able to. these may be people outside of kabul who were not able to travel through taliban tear tair to get to the airport. they may be u.s. citizens who they knew they could get on the plane but could not get their family members with them. there's a very long and complicated path ahead. secretary blinken said the effort to get those people out does not finish just because u.s. military troops have left. the u.s. embassy in kabul is relocating here in qatar, and the u.s. and its allies say they will bring every lever of diplomatic and political pressure to bear to make sure that the taliban stands by its commitment to allow americans and afghans to leave the country, to give them safe passage. but, of course, the western allies have lost a lot of their leverage by withdrawing u.s. troops and it's not clear whether th
general frank mckenzie last night gave the number as the very low hundreds. state department saying somewhere in between 100 and 200 americans still in the country tries to get out, and there's a wide variety of reasons why they may not have been able to. these may be people outside of kabul who were not able to travel through taliban tear tair to get to the airport. they may be u.s. citizens who they knew they could get on the plane but could not get their family members with them. there's a...
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general frank mckenzie today. the attack today came at the kabul airport after a warning from the u.s. embassy in kabul that was eerily, eerily accurate. i mean, uncannily accurate. this was the warning from the cavill embassy last night word for word quote, because of security threats outside the gates of kabul airport, we are advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a u.s. government representative to do so. quote, u.s. citizens who are at the abbey gate, east gate or the north gate should not leave immediately. leave immediately. just hours after that very explicit warning. u.s. citizens at the abbey gate should leave immediately. it was hours after that directive when abby gates was in fact, where one of the two suicide bombs today detonated, exactly as that warning from the kabul embassy said it would. and while the days long crush of humanity bottlenecked at the gates of the airport has been an obvious sof
general frank mckenzie today. the attack today came at the kabul airport after a warning from the u.s. embassy in kabul that was eerily, eerily accurate. i mean, uncannily accurate. this was the warning from the cavill embassy last night word for word quote, because of security threats outside the gates of kabul airport, we are advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a u.s. government...
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in the words of general frank mckenzie, we did not get everyone out we wanted.has been an extremely dangerous situation over the past few days around the airport. on top of those americans, there are thousands of afghan citizens who are also desperate to get out of the country. this is now a top priority for secretary of state tony blinken, who says the u.s. has gotten assurances from the taliban that people will be able to leave the country. don? >> thank you very much for that, alex. joining me now, cnn white house correspondent john harwood and retired general mark hertling. thank you, gentlemen. i appreciate you being here. general, i just want to tell you i appreciate your remarks and the way you handle the coverage of the remains of the service members returning here. >> thanks, don. that's kind. >> thank you very much for that. riveted and just -- it was just a great way you've paid tribute to those service members. so, john, i'm going to start with you, though. the u.s. is officially out of afghanistan, but we're told that there are still between 100 and
in the words of general frank mckenzie, we did not get everyone out we wanted.has been an extremely dangerous situation over the past few days around the airport. on top of those americans, there are thousands of afghan citizens who are also desperate to get out of the country. this is now a top priority for secretary of state tony blinken, who says the u.s. has gotten assurances from the taliban that people will be able to leave the country. don? >> thank you very much for that, alex....
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general frank mckenzie of central command said one of the blasts was followed by a number of isys gunmen opening fire on civilians and military verses and he believes that these suicide bombers were linked to isys. -- isis. >> we want to make sure we take the steps we can to protect ourselves there. over the next few hours we will learn more. mark: the general says the united states will continue to execute the mission of evacuations in afghanistan. the white house says a meeting set for today between president biden and the israeli prime minister will now take place tomorrow. they had planned to talk at the white house about a strategy concerning iran, which both countries say have been speeding up their new your program at an alarming rate. in other news, new vaccine mandates across the united states are adding to the nursing shortage as many are waiting when faced with the directives. a survey by the american nurses association shows one and eight had not got in a vaccine or didn't plan to, despite having had access to the shop for almost nine months. one reason given is that young fe
general frank mckenzie of central command said one of the blasts was followed by a number of isys gunmen opening fire on civilians and military verses and he believes that these suicide bombers were linked to isys. -- isis. >> we want to make sure we take the steps we can to protect ourselves there. over the next few hours we will learn more. mark: the general says the united states will continue to execute the mission of evacuations in afghanistan. the white house says a meeting set for...
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yesterday when frank mckenzie the commanding general talked about the u.s. leaving, he said the taliban had been very pragmatic. he called them business like. i'm wondering if you see that cooperation that we saw over the last three weeks or so. does it tell us anything about the future of what our relationships should we choose to have as a country with the taliban will look like? >> perhaps. i mean, this is very tactical for the taliban. their goal is to get us out quickly. by doing this military to military cooperation at a very low level, we were automobile to accomplish all of our objectives. when you look at a higher level, there will be problems. if i were the taliban, i'd want diplomatic recognition in exchange for whatever the united states wants. i also don't think that our regional interests aline with the afghans. we look at south asia and india and we have concerns on the western border. of we have concerns with the afghans' western neighbor iran. we have relationships with the stans and turkey and other nation that's have interest in afghanista
yesterday when frank mckenzie the commanding general talked about the u.s. leaving, he said the taliban had been very pragmatic. he called them business like. i'm wondering if you see that cooperation that we saw over the last three weeks or so. does it tell us anything about the future of what our relationships should we choose to have as a country with the taliban will look like? >> perhaps. i mean, this is very tactical for the taliban. their goal is to get us out quickly. by doing...
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general mckenzie, general frank mckenzie spoke from the heart about how difficult this has been for himlife of 13 american servicemen and women and also of course a much greater loss of life for our afghan allies, many of the people who were gathered outside the gates. the taliban taking over the airport. the sound of gunfire echoing around the city as they celebrated, saying afghanistan now has its independence. but that's not how many afghans will feel tonight. they will feel abandoned, alone, and afraid. >> our thanks to ian. >>> tonight, most of southeastern louisiana is in the dark. and entire neighborhoods remain submerged. hurricane ida was one of the most powerful storms ever to come ashore, packing winds of 150 miles an hour. the full scale of the destruction won't be known for weeks, but what is clear, the devastation is immense. abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman is the there. >> reporter: this entire town is submerged. here in battered laplace, louisiana volunteers with the cajun navy are skimming across the water, racing to reach hundreds of people stranded in f
general mckenzie, general frank mckenzie spoke from the heart about how difficult this has been for himlife of 13 american servicemen and women and also of course a much greater loss of life for our afghan allies, many of the people who were gathered outside the gates. the taliban taking over the airport. the sound of gunfire echoing around the city as they celebrated, saying afghanistan now has its independence. but that's not how many afghans will feel tonight. they will feel abandoned,...
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. >> the threat from isis is extremely real -- >> reporter: general frank mckenzie oversees the evacuation effort. >> we believe it is their desire to continue those attacks and we expect them to continue. >> reporter: the taliban controls the outer perimeter, and the u.s. has asked them to clamp down. >> we told them you need to continue to push out the security perimeter. we've identified some roads that we would like for them to close because we assess the threat of a suicide-born threat is high. >> reporter: more than 100,000 people have been flown out of the country since august 14th, including most of the 6,500 americans living there. and several countries have now ended their evacuation flights ahead of the u.s. withdrawal. the uk says it will stop flights within the next few hours. diane, the window is closing for tens of thousands of afghans who are still trying to get out and remain gathered at that dangerous airport. >> very difficult situation. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with representative seth moulton on his unauthori
. >> the threat from isis is extremely real -- >> reporter: general frank mckenzie oversees the evacuation effort. >> we believe it is their desire to continue those attacks and we expect them to continue. >> reporter: the taliban controls the outer perimeter, and the u.s. has asked them to clamp down. >> we told them you need to continue to push out the security perimeter. we've identified some roads that we would like for them to close because we assess the...
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. >> reporter: as deadly as today's attack was, general frank mckenzie says isis is likely to try again before this evacuation is over. >> the threat is extremely real, and we expect attacks to continue and are doing everything we can to be prepared for those attacks. >> reporter: today's attack was carried out by a bomber on foot. but mckenzie, the general in overall command of the evacuation, says isis has bigger bombs in mind. >> we also know they aim a suicide-- vehicle-born suicide from a small vehicle to a large vehicle, they are working all those options. >> reporter: the 5,000 combat troops at the airport have strike aircraft, drones, helicopters and gunships watching over them from the airm but mckenzie acknowledges that he has to rely on taliban checkpoints to keep suicide bombers away from the airport. >> we reached out to the taliban. we have told them we need to continue to push out the security parameter. we identified roads we would like for them to close, they've identify they will be willing to close those roads because we assess the threat of a suicide borne vehicle th
. >> reporter: as deadly as today's attack was, general frank mckenzie says isis is likely to try again before this evacuation is over. >> the threat is extremely real, and we expect attacks to continue and are doing everything we can to be prepared for those attacks. >> reporter: today's attack was carried out by a bomber on foot. but mckenzie, the general in overall command of the evacuation, says isis has bigger bombs in mind. >> we also know they aim a suicide--...
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we've also had from general frank mckenzie, who over saw that pull out for kennesaw, and he gave us a very frank and detailed statement about what that exactly involves. what were the highlights? yeah, i mean there are several how i mean i think what struck me is that he was after 20 years of the us bombing the taliban, essentially. now the u. s. on their last day in the country was complimenting the taliban. the general was said that the taliban was very helpful in his words, in securing the perimeter of the airport for so long, especially in the final couple of days. he said, he said that was very, very helpful in order to allow the evacuations to go forward. that was quite interesting and then he, he also said that the last 5 planes that left a couple airport, the very last one carried the top commander on the ground as well as the top us diplomat there. and once that plane left, essentially, that was all she wrote, if you will. he said that they destroyed more than a 100 pieces of u. s. military equipment at the cobble airport. but said the, the u. s. left all the civilian infrast
we've also had from general frank mckenzie, who over saw that pull out for kennesaw, and he gave us a very frank and detailed statement about what that exactly involves. what were the highlights? yeah, i mean there are several how i mean i think what struck me is that he was after 20 years of the us bombing the taliban, essentially. now the u. s. on their last day in the country was complimenting the taliban. the general was said that the taliban was very helpful in his words, in securing the...
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general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousandians from the capital kabul in the past few weeks. the final hours of the american presence was marked by controversy over a drone stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the us says all five rockets failed to hit their target. the un security council has adopted a resolution to ensure safe passage for afghans trying to leave afghanistan. president macron had suggsted there should be a designed �*safe zone�* at kabul airport for afghans wishing to leave. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph and richard duggan, editor of essex and cambridgeshire live. tomorrow's front pages. starting. the i, which has an image of one of the final us flights to leave kabul —
general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousandians from the capital kabul in the past few weeks. the final hours of the american presence was marked by controversy over a drone stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the...
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that night, general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s.ces in afghanistan, alerted the pentagon, kabul could be surrounded within 30 days. an alarming prediction that turned out to be way off. pentagon spokesman john kirby. >> clearly, the security situation is deteriorating. and just over the last, what, 72 hours, roughly five provincial capitals fell to the taliban. that's deeply concerning. >> reporter: and they kept falling, as one after another, afghan units, trained and equipped by the u.s., gave up without a fight. by all 12th, ghazni, just south of kabul, was in taliban hands. joint chiefs chairman general mark milley warned that the taliban was within 24 hours of kab kabul. and the pentagon ordered in combat troops to reinforce the airport and safeguard the evacuation of americans from the embassy. >> the first movement will consist of three infantry battalions. they will move to hamid karzai international airport in kabul >> reporter: taliban leaders assured u.s. officials they only intended to surround the capital, not take it.
that night, general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s.ces in afghanistan, alerted the pentagon, kabul could be surrounded within 30 days. an alarming prediction that turned out to be way off. pentagon spokesman john kirby. >> clearly, the security situation is deteriorating. and just over the last, what, 72 hours, roughly five provincial capitals fell to the taliban. that's deeply concerning. >> reporter: and they kept falling, as one after another, afghan units, trained and...
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earlier we heard from general frank mckenzie giving us a bit more detail in media briefing about the actual pull out from afghanistan. what with highlights from that well, he said that the official pull out from afghanistan was at a couple international airport, as we all know. he said there were the final 5 u. s. military planes. that left the very last plane, he said, had the military commander on the ground on that plane, as well as the top per us diplomat at the time in afghanistan on that plane as well as soon as that plane took off from the airport. and it was wheels up officially, that was the moment that all us diplomatic and military personnel had officially left afghanistan completely in did. what was nearly 2 weeks of the biggest evacuation ever undertaken by the u. s. government or the u. s. military, 823000 civilians evacuated from afghanistan in about the last 2 weeks or so including 6000 americans. now he did mention that over a 100 pieces of us military equipment. either hum these planes or of the sort were destroyed by the u. s military right before the us left the a
earlier we heard from general frank mckenzie giving us a bit more detail in media briefing about the actual pull out from afghanistan. what with highlights from that well, he said that the official pull out from afghanistan was at a couple international airport, as we all know. he said there were the final 5 u. s. military planes. that left the very last plane, he said, had the military commander on the ground on that plane, as well as the top per us diplomat at the time in afghanistan on that...
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general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousand a drone stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the us says all five rockets failed to hit their target. the un security council has adopted a resolution to ensure safe passage for afghans trying to leave afghanistan. president macron had suggsted there should be a designed �*safe
general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousand a drone stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the us says all five rockets failed to hit their target. the un security council has adopted a resolution to ensure safe...
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i will turn the podium over to general frank mckenzie. he will have opening comments and that he will take questions. we do have a hard stop at 5:00 so i will not waste any time. >> good afternoon everyone. the last c-17 lifted off from the airport on august 30 this afternoon at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above afghanistan. we will soon release a photo of the last c-17 departing afghanistan with major general chris donahue and the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. while the military evacuation is complete, the diplomatic mission to ensure additional u.s. citizens and eligible afghans who want to be continues. i know you have heard and will going -- hear more shortly. tonight withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component, but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. it's a that brought osama bin laden to a just and, along with many co-conspirators. it was not a cheap mission. the cost was 2461 u.s. service members
i will turn the podium over to general frank mckenzie. he will have opening comments and that he will take questions. we do have a hard stop at 5:00 so i will not waste any time. >> good afternoon everyone. the last c-17 lifted off from the airport on august 30 this afternoon at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above afghanistan. we will soon release a photo of the last c-17 departing afghanistan with major general chris donahue and the u.s....
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officials including frank mckenzie, head of central command.ls mckenzie was mystified by ghani's behaviordid anyone in the pentagon do anything about it? of course they didn't. nothing. they presented everything was fine. they're dumb. the state department didn't reach out to see what he was doing. instead they worked to get other countries to sign a statement to send to the taliban urging them to let americans out of the country. ultimately the statement was signed by militaryas power houss like haiti, democratic of conga. that's what they feel is significant. a stupid document that means nothing. these are children. no one is apologizing for it. they won't even acknowledge screwing up. they're not having a moment of self reflection. why wereav they on the phone wih haiti while citizens were trapped in afghanistan ran by the taliban. they won't explain why they put the safety of american citizens in the hands of a president who didn't care enough to stick around. that president,, ghani, is not apologizing. he was trained by the u.s. he has fled claiming to be a hero leaving his country t
officials including frank mckenzie, head of central command.ls mckenzie was mystified by ghani's behaviordid anyone in the pentagon do anything about it? of course they didn't. nothing. they presented everything was fine. they're dumb. the state department didn't reach out to see what he was doing. instead they worked to get other countries to sign a statement to send to the taliban urging them to let americans out of the country. ultimately the statement was signed by militaryas power houss...
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general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousandne stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the us says all 5 rockets failed to hit their target. the un security council has adopted a resolution to ensure safe passage for afghans trying to leave afghanistan. president macron had suggested there should be a designed �*safe zone' at kabul airport for afghans wishing to leave.
general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evacuated nearly eighty—thousandne stike this weekend. the us say the targets were i—s fighters. eyewitnesses say children were among the dead. rockets were also fired towards kabul�*s international airport earlier on monday. so called islamic states claimed responsibility for the attack. the us says all 5 rockets failed to hit their target. the un security council has adopted a resolution to ensure safe passage for...
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general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out says the us has evacuated nearly 80,000 civilians few weeks and said more than 21100 us service personnel had been killed in the last two decades. a taliban spokesperson said afghanistan had gained complete independence. 0ur chief international correspondent is international correspondent is in kabul. i international correspondent is in kabul. ., , international correspondent is inkabul. international correspondent is in kabul. ., in kabul. i was reporting from kabulwhen — in kabul. i was reporting from kabul when the _ in kabul. i was reporting from kabul when the soviet - in kabul. i was reporting from kabul when the soviet troops| kabul when the soviet troops left. in 92 when the mujahedin took power. in 2001 the us invasion toppled the taliban. afghans have never lived through such a transition. which is so fraught with fear, which is so shrouded in darkness and uncertainty. the mantra of the united states during this withdrawal, which began months ago was that it would be a save orderly and responsible withdrawal and yet it is o
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according to frank mckenzie, the, the general, who gave the briefing in the last hour, he said this is close up war. you can feel the breath of the person that you're checking and it appears that it was at that gate where a suicide bomber decided to detonate the 1st device. there was a 2nd device at a nearby hotel, as people left the gate run away from there. that is when the 2nd device was exploded, certainly the americans at this point, not sure whether or not that was a suicide bomber, even though all indications seem to be that. but they're aware that there are more threats coming. there is a threat thread and the see that this is something that they have been aware of. in fact, just over 24 hours ago, the u. s. embassy and bill told americans not to go to the airport to stay away from the general area. because the threat was so great, and so the general has said that if we can find out who was behind this, then we will go after them, clearly targeting iso and something that the us is said the, even after the leave of can it's done if that is on august the 31st or a few days after
according to frank mckenzie, the, the general, who gave the briefing in the last hour, he said this is close up war. you can feel the breath of the person that you're checking and it appears that it was at that gate where a suicide bomber decided to detonate the 1st device. there was a 2nd device at a nearby hotel, as people left the gate run away from there. that is when the 2nd device was exploded, certainly the americans at this point, not sure whether or not that was a suicide bomber, even...
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i'll turn the podium over to general frank mckenzie, he'll have opening comments.and see me okay? >> i can >> thanks for being here today, sir. i turn it over to you. >> thanks, john. good afternoon, everyone, i'm hear to announce the completion of our withdrawals in afghanistan and the end of the mission to evac wail americans, third-country nationals and vulnerable afghans the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai airport at 3:29 p.m. east coast time in the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace. we will soon release the photo of the last c-17 departs with major general chris donohue and the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan on board while the military commission is complete, the diplomatic efforts continue i know you will hear more about that from the state department this signifies the military end of the component, but also the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11th, 2001 it's a mission that brought osama bin laden to a just end, along with many of his al qaeda co-conspirators. the cost was -- we honor
i'll turn the podium over to general frank mckenzie, he'll have opening comments.and see me okay? >> i can >> thanks for being here today, sir. i turn it over to you. >> thanks, john. good afternoon, everyone, i'm hear to announce the completion of our withdrawals in afghanistan and the end of the mission to evac wail americans, third-country nationals and vulnerable afghans the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai airport at 3:29 p.m. east coast time in the last manned...
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will soon be a top exporter of terrorism worldwide once again and according to marine general frank mckenzie, it's not only a matter of time before al qaeda and isis assert themselves and begin to plan their next attacks against our homeland. and now thanks to biden's hasty retreat, they have plenty of weapons at their disposal. joe does not seem concerned at all. had a hard time finding the door to the white house. after a two day workweek the president now has support of the warehouse for another vacation in delaware. we are not entitled to know what he does. the major crisis at home and abroad, the leader of the free world missing in action yet again. with a full report, fox news white house correspondent. the only guy usually in the room that's willing to ask the tough questions and get a sarcastic answer just across the river in arlington explaining how these 3,000 troops are going to be deployed. we found out from a senior white house official this evening that the president gave the order to send the troops this morning after two meetings. one last night and one with the defense secre
will soon be a top exporter of terrorism worldwide once again and according to marine general frank mckenzie, it's not only a matter of time before al qaeda and isis assert themselves and begin to plan their next attacks against our homeland. and now thanks to biden's hasty retreat, they have plenty of weapons at their disposal. joe does not seem concerned at all. had a hard time finding the door to the white house. after a two day workweek the president now has support of the warehouse for...
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as you mentioned, general frank mckenzie talking earlier today saying talking about the disappointmentnot being able to get all u.s. citizens out of afghanistan. >> there's a lot of heartbreak associated with his departure. we didn't get everybody out we wanted out but another ten days, we would not have gone everybody out and there still would be people disappointed with thousands of evacuees here, another issue is how do you vent these refugees ask as many as 20% have no documentation, nothing at all. difficult to do security backgrounds on those individuals and that is continuing at the airbase here in germany. tomorrow will be on the base to see how the process done before the refugees are sent to american and different places around the country. liz: good to see you, thank you for your terrific journalism. heartbreak, they could not get out, hundreds of americans wanted to leave. growing calls from democrats ano republicans demanding the president delay the withdrawal until all americans safely evacuate. the pentagon saying it's not doable. mccarthy trying to go over the heads of
as you mentioned, general frank mckenzie talking earlier today saying talking about the disappointmentnot being able to get all u.s. citizens out of afghanistan. >> there's a lot of heartbreak associated with his departure. we didn't get everybody out we wanted out but another ten days, we would not have gone everybody out and there still would be people disappointed with thousands of evacuees here, another issue is how do you vent these refugees ask as many as 20% have no documentation,...
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following this attack, president joe biden as well as general frank mckenzie said there were contacts with the taliban, asking the taliban, urging them to expand the perimeter of the security corridor, essentially creating a bigger buffer around the airport. they acknowledged this certainly isn't a perfect solution. there are some good taliban fight whose are good at working with the u.s. and oothers that are not good with working at the u.s. here is general mckenzie speaking earlier today. >> very, very what we call tactical. that means imminent. they range from rocket attacks. we know they would like to lob a rocket in there if they could. they also aim to get a vehicle-borne suicide attack if they can. they're working all those options. we've just seen their ability to deliver a walk-in, a vest-wearing suicide attacker. all of those things we look at. >> reporter: in terms of the ability to stop vehicle borne improvised devices, mckenzie asked them to shut down some of the roads leading to the airport, and in terms of stopping something from the air, there are systems that are shoo
following this attack, president joe biden as well as general frank mckenzie said there were contacts with the taliban, asking the taliban, urging them to expand the perimeter of the security corridor, essentially creating a bigger buffer around the airport. they acknowledged this certainly isn't a perfect solution. there are some good taliban fight whose are good at working with the u.s. and oothers that are not good with working at the u.s. here is general mckenzie speaking earlier today....
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. >> reporter: central command's general frank mckenzie says the diplomatic sequel now begins led by secretary of state antony blinken who insists that the commitment to afghanistan remains. the final hours have been u.s. officials say the most dangerous. after a massive suicide bombing last week by isis-k that left scores dead including 13 service members. early monday morning five rockets were fired at the kabul airport. isis claimed responsibility. the pentagon says its anti-rocket defense system engaged and no casualties were reported. the vehicle used to launch the rockets turned to ash. it came just hours after u.s. central command said a drone targeted an isis vehicle with a large amount of explosives. it was in a residential neighborhood and centcom saidan. >> it assessed had what was there was going to be used in a high profile attack. >> reporter: but the multiple explosions also killed civilians, a relative told cnn at least ten were killed from a single family. seven were children under ten years old. neighbors described a massive bang to cnn. and then everything was engu
. >> reporter: central command's general frank mckenzie says the diplomatic sequel now begins led by secretary of state antony blinken who insists that the commitment to afghanistan remains. the final hours have been u.s. officials say the most dangerous. after a massive suicide bombing last week by isis-k that left scores dead including 13 service members. early monday morning five rockets were fired at the kabul airport. isis claimed responsibility. the pentagon says its anti-rocket...
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on that day i interviewed general frank mckenzie and i say what are some of the concerns. he was concerned about the on-going taliban offensive. he said the taliban were already seriously threatening kandahar. this notnhat all of a sudden this popped up two weeks ago and they birdie able to storm through the case, that's not true and there was a concern. there is now a colleague here saying that the state department the diplomats said in addition to the military more than a month ago there was an urgency to do, to get these people out, and it existed way before this mission started on august 14th. >> courtney, why are we handing baghram over before we got people out. it eems like a real whiff here. >> yeah, i understand. two big reasons it didn't make sense is that it is not -- it is outside of kabul. as hard as it has been right now to get people past these check points, getting them way out to bagram is not easy. i can tell you i have driven the road from kabul to bagram before. i imagine there is taliban check points along it now. so maybe people that don't have the abi
on that day i interviewed general frank mckenzie and i say what are some of the concerns. he was concerned about the on-going taliban offensive. he said the taliban were already seriously threatening kandahar. this notnhat all of a sudden this popped up two weeks ago and they birdie able to storm through the case, that's not true and there was a concern. there is now a colleague here saying that the state department the diplomats said in addition to the military more than a month ago there was...
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we heard that from general frank mckenzie, the head of u.s. central command, this afternoon, when he said they would continue to conduct the evacuation operation, which you will recall has less than a week to go. so we think that there will be some continued evacuations of afghans and for nationals. there are least 500 americans believed to remain in afghanistan who may want to leave. but it potentially could have the impact of further decreasing the capacity of the military and its risk tolerance, to go out and have these very close interactions that president biden and general mackenzie were talking about today, referencing the vulnerability of the marines, the soldiers and the sailors who were killed. this is something that cannot be done from afar. they need to be up close in order to screen and talk to the afghans trying to come into the airport. and we heard sorrow from president biden, from the military commanders. but i think that they are someone -- they are disappointed but not surprised because they knew the intelligence was there.
we heard that from general frank mckenzie, the head of u.s. central command, this afternoon, when he said they would continue to conduct the evacuation operation, which you will recall has less than a week to go. so we think that there will be some continued evacuations of afghans and for nationals. there are least 500 americans believed to remain in afghanistan who may want to leave. but it potentially could have the impact of further decreasing the capacity of the military and its risk...
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general frank mckenzie was clear to point out that those doing searches like the searches that happened when the marines were killed by a man wearing a suicide vest require great proximity to individuals. it is unlikely i would suggest that somebody would be searched by u.s. marines at the abbey gate, these are marines outside of the perimeter, there is a razor wire fence above a sewage duct where a lot of the checking occurs. it is unlikely that they would search somebody who wasn't part of a list or hadn't been picked out of the crowd. a lot of people finding ways to get noticed, so it is not necessarily clear that this individual who isis say was from logar was on a list, but it is entirely possible that he was part of a process there that was ongoing with the marines. he detonated his device, a secondary device seems to have detonated a bit further down the road, that may be partly responsible for more of the 90 plus afghan dead that we're dealing with here according to initial reports on top of the 13 u.s. service people killed. and then according to centcom, there was gunmen openi
general frank mckenzie was clear to point out that those doing searches like the searches that happened when the marines were killed by a man wearing a suicide vest require great proximity to individuals. it is unlikely i would suggest that somebody would be searched by u.s. marines at the abbey gate, these are marines outside of the perimeter, there is a razor wire fence above a sewage duct where a lot of the checking occurs. it is unlikely that they would search somebody who wasn't part of a...
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we knew that the centcom commander frank mckenzie had spoken to the taliban commander in doha and now that military commanders on the ground in kabul are speaking with taliban commanders there in the city. we don't know a whole lot about it. it seems to have an overall theme that the u.s. wants to finish their evacuation of both americans and as many afghans as they can get out as safely and without the taliban interfere, but we don't know much more beyond that, with john kirby saying that the results speak for themselves and they won't talk about any of the specifics and one of the big questions is in these talks is there a deadline set. right now the u.s. military is under orders to complete the full evacuation of all u.s. troops by august 31st. is that still the case or are these talks with the taliban, do they have to get out earlier. that's one of the big questions that we're asking. another sort of operational piece of what's going on on the ground there, now flights, evacuation flights have resumed. they were stopped for a number of hours on monday, but that means that more u.s
we knew that the centcom commander frank mckenzie had spoken to the taliban commander in doha and now that military commanders on the ground in kabul are speaking with taliban commanders there in the city. we don't know a whole lot about it. it seems to have an overall theme that the u.s. wants to finish their evacuation of both americans and as many afghans as they can get out as safely and without the taliban interfere, but we don't know much more beyond that, with john kirby saying that the...
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. >> and yesterday we heard from general frank mckenzie who runs central command. he was talking about the difficulty facing the taliban, including how they led thousands of isis-k prisoners out of those prisons when they were going around and taking over parts of afghanistan. we did hear from pakistan's foreign minister earlier, he says he does think the taliban is going to announce the formation of a government in the coming days now that the withdrawal from the u.s. has happened. what do you think that's going to look like. is there any chance they're cohesive enough to form that government, and what is that going to look like? >> reporter: so it's a really good question, kaitlan. there is a huge amount of pressure on the taliban right now to form a transitional government that is inclusive and that is full tech knocrats, whi is full of people who know what it means and what it takes to run a country, and i have spoken to officials in pakistan who privately concede that they're concerned about this, that they want this to be an absolute priority for the taliban
. >> and yesterday we heard from general frank mckenzie who runs central command. he was talking about the difficulty facing the taliban, including how they led thousands of isis-k prisoners out of those prisons when they were going around and taking over parts of afghanistan. we did hear from pakistan's foreign minister earlier, he says he does think the taliban is going to announce the formation of a government in the coming days now that the withdrawal from the u.s. has happened. what...
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transitioned from general scott miller to general frank mckenzie in midjuly, there was an assessment soon after that that said the taliban could take over kabul by september 11th. you now know we're nearly a month before that deadline and the taliban largely have taken over much of the country, they're inside of kabul. it's clear they're going to take over very soon. so even that assessment just a month ago has shown how quickly things have changed on the ground, anand. >> seems like intelligence agencies could learn everything they needed to know from the old afghan saying, you have the watches, but we have the time. courtney kube, thank you so much for your reporting. keep asking those hard questions. >>> next, how congress is reacting. democratic congresswoman barbara lee will join us with her take on the taliban's takeover of afghanistan. we're just getting started on "american voices." , that i should get used to people staring. so i did. it's okay, you can stare. when you're a two-time gold medalist, it comes with the territory. cookies and breyers. that's like getting two dess
transitioned from general scott miller to general frank mckenzie in midjuly, there was an assessment soon after that that said the taliban could take over kabul by september 11th. you now know we're nearly a month before that deadline and the taliban largely have taken over much of the country, they're inside of kabul. it's clear they're going to take over very soon. so even that assessment just a month ago has shown how quickly things have changed on the ground, anand. >> seems like...
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>> in just a very short while we are expecting to hear from general frank mckenzie, the head of the u.s. central command which oversees military operations in the gulf, the middle east, afghanistan. we expect to hear from him. i see john kirby there. >> the general will have some brief opening remarks. we'll obviously address the events in kabul today as well as the evacuation mission and where we are and where we're going. we'll take questions. i will moderate the questions. i will call on you. please before you ask your question identify yourselves and your outlet so the general has an idea who he's talking to. just a reminder, we have a hard stop at 3:30. with that, general mckenzie, over to you sir. >> thanks. it's a hard day today. as you know, two suicide bombers assessed to have been isis fightered detonated at the abbey gate followed by a number of isis gunman who opened fire on civilians and military forces. at this time we know that 12 u.s. service members have been killed in the attack and 15 more service members have been injured. a number of afghan civilians were also kille
>> in just a very short while we are expecting to hear from general frank mckenzie, the head of the u.s. central command which oversees military operations in the gulf, the middle east, afghanistan. we expect to hear from him. i see john kirby there. >> the general will have some brief opening remarks. we'll obviously address the events in kabul today as well as the evacuation mission and where we are and where we're going. we'll take questions. i will moderate the questions. i will...
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and, so, i want to play this what we heard from frank mckenzie about isis. >> we know that isis-k hasked very, very hard to strike us and to continue this fight. there are at least 2,000 hard core fighters in afghanistan now. that number is up and is as high as it's been in quite a while. that's going to be a challenge for the taliban. >> tom, the point of all this was to keep america safe from another terror attack. what is the challenge now for u.s. intelligence with regard to tracking isis in afghanistan? and are we at risk? are we at more risk? >> you know, we're going to -- once we're not there, there is always an elevated risk. i think everybody in the intelligence community and the national security community understands when you have a large ungoverned space and to call the taliban the government is probably generous. it is a large and contested space. you are going to have the possibility for more threats. but, you know, 20 years of staying there has changed the landscape and i think the idea that somehow we can simply contain all threats in the world by just being present wh
and, so, i want to play this what we heard from frank mckenzie about isis. >> we know that isis-k hasked very, very hard to strike us and to continue this fight. there are at least 2,000 hard core fighters in afghanistan now. that number is up and is as high as it's been in quite a while. that's going to be a challenge for the taliban. >> tom, the point of all this was to keep america safe from another terror attack. what is the challenge now for u.s. intelligence with regard to...
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. >> look we heard general frank mckenzie breaking down the numbers. 6000 americans evacuated since the taliban took over. you have 250 on the ground in afghanistan. the question of leverage is the question on everyone's mind moving forward. the united states doesn't have much leverage over the taliban for negotiating the safe passage of the americans and estimated 10,000 special immigrant visa holders, afghans helping the u.s. states over 20 years. it's a dire situation on the ground. we see these reports of afghans fleeing on foot. united nations estimating half a million afghans could flee the country over land boarders because they don't have a critical air bridge anymore. the leverage question will remain about how the united states will use diplomacy. we heard general mckenzie say they will have to rely on allies and the loose relationship with the taliban. we will negotiate hard and aggressively to get the americans out. what that looks like is anyone's guess. >> go ahead, greg. >> this is a key point. this is not about the military. this was not a successful airlift. it wasn't.
. >> look we heard general frank mckenzie breaking down the numbers. 6000 americans evacuated since the taliban took over. you have 250 on the ground in afghanistan. the question of leverage is the question on everyone's mind moving forward. the united states doesn't have much leverage over the taliban for negotiating the safe passage of the americans and estimated 10,000 special immigrant visa holders, afghans helping the u.s. states over 20 years. it's a dire situation on the ground. we...
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courtney, back to you, because you were in kabul a month ago, and interviewing the outgoing general frank mckenzie, and he talked about the afghanistan army had to execute the plan. so did the plan not work or was the plan bad or what happened? how surprised was the u.s. military that we now find ourselves in this position? >> so the plan was to consolidate the afghan military back to some of the provincial capitals and basically made a decision that they were not going to be able to hold the whole country, and choose the ones with the most strategic, and biggest populations and save those. what is telling is what we have seen in the last couple of days is that the ones that they were trying to protect or save, and in kunduz and herat and in sherif that is holding now, but the ones that are falling or under serious pressure, and so that is the sense of the challenge that the military is facing here. we should also point out that the taliban has been very smart in the military strategy of how they have overtaken the country. they have cut off, and taken the border crossings as matt was mentioning a
courtney, back to you, because you were in kabul a month ago, and interviewing the outgoing general frank mckenzie, and he talked about the afghanistan army had to execute the plan. so did the plan not work or was the plan bad or what happened? how surprised was the u.s. military that we now find ourselves in this position? >> so the plan was to consolidate the afghan military back to some of the provincial capitals and basically made a decision that they were not going to be able to hold...
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jane: the announcement came from the top american general, general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.sl command. >> tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation, but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. jane: the general noted both he and his son had served in the country. a generational american war effort now ended. >> there's a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure. we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. if we stayed another 10 days, we wouldn't have gotten everybody out. jane: it was a bloody end, as the americans finished their flight from afghanistan for both the u.s. and afghans. blood stained the hood of a car destroyed in a kabul neighborhood by u.s. drone strike. president biden promised action against the terror group isis-k, after they launched an attack outside the airport that killed at least 170 afghans and 13 american service members. american officials said sunday strike hit suicide bombers, but reports that it may have been a family.
jane: the announcement came from the top american general, general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.sl command. >> tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation, but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. jane: the general noted both he and his son had served in the country. a generational american war effort now ended. >> there's a lot of heartbreak associated with this...
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as you mentioned, general frank mckenzie talking earlier tonight saying, talking about the disappointment of not being able to get all u.s. citizens out of afghanistan. take a listen. >> there is a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure. we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. i think if we stayed another 10 days we wouldn't have gotten everybody out we wanted to get out and there will still be people disappointed with that. reporter: liz with, the thousands of evacuees here, the other decision, how do you vet the refugees. as many as 20% have no documentation, nothing at all. very difficult to do security backgrounds on those individuals. that effort is continuing at the airbase here in germany. we'll be on the base tomorrow to see how the process is done before the refugees are sent to america to various bases around the country. liz, back to you. elizabeth: good to see you, ashley, thanks for the terrific journalism. reporter: thank you. elizabeth: heartbreak, they could not get out as ashley reported, hundreds of americans who wanted to leave 69 growing calls
as you mentioned, general frank mckenzie talking earlier tonight saying, talking about the disappointment of not being able to get all u.s. citizens out of afghanistan. take a listen. >> there is a lot of heartbreak associated with this departure. we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. i think if we stayed another 10 days we wouldn't have gotten everybody out we wanted to get out and there will still be people disappointed with that. reporter: liz with, the thousands of...
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frank mckenzie, the general, said we're working very hard right now to determine attribution, in other words, to determine who did this to determine who was associate with this cowardly attack and we're prepared to take action against them again, that was general mckenzie he said we're working 24/7, we're looking for them how they would carry out such a retaliatory measure is really unclear. exactly how they'll continue the evacuation of thousands of thousands, tens of thousands of afghans who want to leave and have the visas to do so, how they'll continue that under this deteriorating security situation is really beyond our understanding at this moment but they say that they will. further, they tell us that all of their preparationsleading u toward august the 31st will continue the deadline, the president's deadline is tuesday of next week but here's how the agreement worked with the taliban. the u.s. representatives met with the taliban representatives and said, like, here's the deal. you will provide safety and security, easy access to the airport for those who need to be evacuated
frank mckenzie, the general, said we're working very hard right now to determine attribution, in other words, to determine who did this to determine who was associate with this cowardly attack and we're prepared to take action against them again, that was general mckenzie he said we're working 24/7, we're looking for them how they would carry out such a retaliatory measure is really unclear. exactly how they'll continue the evacuation of thousands of thousands, tens of thousands of afghans who...
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we heard from general frank mckenzie about that. the u.s.t behind a significant amount of equipment at kabul airport, some of it they brought in specifically for the evacuation mission. at the end, they decided to prioritize lives over equipment, making space for people on those final aircraft as he opposed to putting equipment on it, so they left something in the neighborhood of 70 mraps, large moror resistant ambush protected vehicles, they left about 70 of those behind, left a number of several dozen humvees and somewhere in the neighborhood of 73 aircraft behind. that's nothing to say about all the equipment that the u.s. had handed over to the afghan military that as the taliban took territory over the last several weeks, they were able to take over. so no question about it. there is a tremendous amount of u.s. military provided equipment left behind in afghanistan but we can tell you that much of the stuff at the airport was dismantled or disabled before the u.s. left. >> courtney, thank you. admiral stavrides, it's worth looking at if
we heard from general frank mckenzie about that. the u.s.t behind a significant amount of equipment at kabul airport, some of it they brought in specifically for the evacuation mission. at the end, they decided to prioritize lives over equipment, making space for people on those final aircraft as he opposed to putting equipment on it, so they left something in the neighborhood of 70 mraps, large moror resistant ambush protected vehicles, they left about 70 of those behind, left a number of...
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. >> reporter: general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s. central command. >> tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the the military component of the evacuation, and also the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. >> we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. i think if we stayed another 10days, we wouldn't have gotten everybody out that we wanted to get out. >> reporter: blood stained the hood of a car destroyed in a kabul neighborhood sunday by a u.s. drone strike. president biden last week promised action against the terror group isis-k after they launched an attack outside kabul airport that killed at least 170 afghans and 13 american servicemembers. american officials said sunday's strike hit suicide bombers bound for the kabul airport. but reports emerged today that it may have actually been a family. at least 10 civilians were reportedly killed, including seven children. in washington today, pentagon press secretary john kirby said the defense department is i
. >> reporter: general frank mckenzie, the commander of u.s. central command. >> tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the the military component of the evacuation, and also the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. >> we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. i think if we stayed another 10days, we wouldn't have gotten everybody out that we wanted to get out. >> reporter: blood stained the...