fred fleitz if, it's good to see you. come back soon. >> good to be here. elizabeth: okay. u.s. army tactical intelligence officer, he is dr. phil brant, on the sering, indelible media images of the terror attacks in kabul, now set to endure in the minds of voters for a very long time. this is the bad news story president biden cannot downplay, spin or walk away from. keep it here on "the evening edit." >> we had it all planned out, and then then they decided to move the military out and let's not follow the plan. it's like the only thing is, it's like the border wall. nobody could handle it worse. we had the greatest, we had the greatest protection that we've ever had on our southern border, and now we have the worst, and it was the worst night a mare to watch it. that look -- nightmare. that looks good by comparison to what's happening in afghanistan. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ music playing. ♪ there's an america we build ♪ ♪ and one we explore one that's been paved and one that's forever wild but freedom means you don't have to choose just one adventure ♪ ♪ you get both. introducing the al

fred fleitz good to have a late night, early morning on the west coast, east coast, thank you, sir. >> good to be here. >> trace: coming up the taliban rise to power and clear threat from isis k commit is not just afghanistan. we will have want that next. announcer 1: as they head toward the finish, warren has built a substantial lead and headed for her fourth gold medal! announcer 2: she's ahead of the world record pace by at least half a second and she - oh wait, wait... what's she doing? announcer 1: i think she's doing a headstand. why would she do that? announcer 2: she's stopping. she just, she stopped. announcer 1: i've never seen anything like this. announcer 2: she was so close to the finish, and she stopped. announcer 1: i don't know what she's thinking! announcer 2: this is unbelievable. i've never - >> with the taliban takeover and isis k territory is there anything but grim future for afghanistan? what does this mean for neighboring countries in the region? could they also be affected? the senior fellow at the foundation of democracies joins us now. thank you for joining