first of all, thank you _ kabul airport? first of all, thank you so _ kabul airport? - kabul airport? first of all, thank you so much for- kabul airport? first of all, i thank you so much for having me. that was not a prediction i obviously wanted to be right about however, i was honest. i do see that there may be more attacks. perhaps coming. especially when you see the success that isis—k had in perpetrating this one. i think the biggest danger i see right now are folks that are trying to actually get into the airport. it is my descent do go through the gates now have been shut with the exception of one a sort of creating a funnel, a moving target, for a potential terrorist attack. i truly think that if you are not already inside the airport, really, the only way out of afghanistan is really by car or by foot. i only way out of afghanistan is really by car or by foot.- really by car or by foot. i am sure you _ really by car or by foot. i am sure you were _ really by car or by foot. i am sure you were listening - really by car or by foot. i am sure you were listening

i've come airport, too many _ kabul airport. i've come airport, too many families, _ kabul airport. port, too many families, too many - kabul airport. i've come airport, i too many families, too many kids, too many families, too many kids, too many families, too many kids, too many child crying, please i want too many child crying, please i want to get out, any country. no england, no friends, any country.— no friends, any country. mohammed tells me he — no friends, any country. mohammed tells me he worked _ no friends, any country. mohammed tells me he worked for— no friends, any country. mohammed tells me he worked for one - no friends, any country. mohammed tells me he worked for one of - tells me he worked for one of afghanistan as political parties whose members were targeted by the taliban i try us army he said no, not without family i'll so the next day i try for the french aeroplane. so he accept me. he fled the taliban six years ago at the local leaders expected him of passing information to the army. when they couldn't find him, they killed his father instead. he speaking e

— to at kabul airport.rt. sorry to interrupt, but _ to at kabul airport. sorry to interrupt, but do _ to at kabul airport. sorry to interrupt, but do i- to at kabul airport. sorry to interrupt, but do i take - to at kabul airport. sorry to interrupt, but do i take it i interrupt, but do i take it that you feeljoe biden is washing his hands of a situation the us holds huge responsibility for? == situation the us holds huge responsibility for?— responsibility for? -- the terrible _ responsibility for? -- the terrible scenes _ responsibility for? -- the terrible scenes you - responsibility for? -- the i terrible scenes you referred responsibility for? -- the - terrible scenes you referred to at kabul airport. there is responsibility to all countries who have been in afghanistan to fulfil their obligations. some of them are absolutely direct. people were promised safety and security in return for working for the us government or the us diplomats. as a non—governmental organisation, we are in a different positio

airport gates. let's hear this report now from our international correspondent lyse doucet. it seems in the same way the taliban fighters stole a march suddenly on kabulast week, they're doing the same tonight at the airport. for the past few hours, we've been watching on social media as senior officials among the taliban and their supporters are posting photographs with exclamations like, "the foreign occupation has ended," "the islamic emirate is entering the airport," pictures of luxury vehicles, their lights blaring, going into the airport ground. of course, we checked with the pentagon. they say, "we still control the gates, we still control the operation." the mod in london says the military flights are continuing, but it underlines again it is just a matter of time. but such is the desperation of those who got so close and now feel they may lose out, i'm even receiving messages tonight. a friend said, "my sister got an e—mail tonight saying she can go to the airport. how can you get her there?" and people there showing passports, their afghan passports, saying, "how can we get there?" this door is closing and closing loudly, but other windows a

the isis affiliate in afghanistan that claimed responsibility for the attack at kabul airport. fore we got on the air tonight got -- we did get a new pointed warning from the u.s. embassy in kabul advising u.s. citizens to leave the airport vicinity immediately. this was the same sort of warning from the u.s. embassy that proceeded by a matter of hours the last isis-k attack at the kabul airport that killed so many afghan civilians and 13 u.s. service-members. again, after that attack, after the warnings of that attack from u.s. officials, after the attack happened, after president biden said we would find thoetds responsible and make them pay and telling u.s. commanders to come up with a plan for doing so. after another pointed warning of another potential attack tonight, again, just in the last few minutes, the u.s. military saying they tracked down and killed a planner, presumably contention here it's one of the planners behind the kabul airport attack. again, this is breaking news just happening right now. helping us to joining by phone, i believe is nbc news correspondent.

there has been an explosion outside the kabul airport. the airport. it's 6:30 in the evening tonight. pentagon says casualties are still unclear at this point. we know that the president has been briefed on the explosion. he was in a preplanned national security meeting this morning. white house officials are huddling as we speak. we hope to learn more from them soon. the airport has been under a terror threat all morning. this was going to our top story even before this attack. so, americans have been told to leave the airport gates and to stay away. all of this is happening as the pentagon is set to give an update in the next 30 minutes. we'll see if that remains on schedule and we'll bring it to you live when it happens. meantime w

explosion -- the press secretary of the pentagon, saying there was an explosion just outside the airport in kabulwe heard from officials that this was probably the most hectic, dangerous phase of the evacuation. we don't know the size of the explosion that happened outside the airport, but the question is what does it mean for evacuation efforts from now on. alix: let's get your quick check on the markets. the news earlier this morning, it came from mr. michael mckee in his interview with esther george, saying let's get the party started. not a lot of taper fears clearly. where you are seeing the action is very similar to yesterday. we have seen a 10 basis point move in the last three days when it comes to treasuries. now you are 1.36%. it was led yesterday by europe, but continuing today here in the u.s. as well as in europe. we are seeing some kind of follow-through buying. you could make the argument it is a little bit of a safety trade. you have the higher yield, the higher dollar. equity market not moving much. francine: a lot of the movement will be on what the fed does. we start with the c

the united states and britain warn their citizens to stay away from kabul airport — amid fears of a potentialerror attack. but the scramble to flee the country continues — thousands of people remain at the airport — desperate to leave. is it worth it? is it betterjust staying here in afghanistan for the moment? translation: there's | no way we can stay here. the americans should shoot us or let us through. researchers say booster shots of the covid vaccine may be needed — in the wake of a study suggesting protection wanes after six months. and — a warning that the summer of devastating wildfires underlines the need for radical shifts in behaviour to tackle global warming. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in afghanistan, where the us embassy in kabul is asking american citizens in the country not to travel to kabul airport. the warning came just moments after similar advice issued by the british foreign office, which included a warning of a "high threat of a terrorist attack". the pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport, as the scra

personnel among the casualties from this attack on the kabul airport at a gate to the kabul airport that happened just in the last hour. the u.s. embassy has just put out an alert to americans remaining in kabul that a large explosion took place. that there were reports of gunfire that followed that could indicate what is known as a complex attack, where you have multiple means of attacking, causing casualties and we should note as well as we reported yesterday that there was credible intelligence about the risk, plotting, planning capabilities for a terror attack exactly at one of the gates at the airport. u.s. have been very concerned about that in recent days and have been warning u.s. citizens away. sam kiley left the kabul airport yesterday with a number of journalists in part because of that terror risk. you saw and are aware of some of the medical facilities available there to treat it injured. you could describe them? >> reporter: well, in addition to the 82nd airborne medical capabilities which would have come in with the deployment is a brigade of naval officers and all of that

and he on kabul airport because of that - kabul airport because of that deadline, but what is the situatione last few days. _ elsewhere in the country? over the last few days, i've _ elsewhere in the country? over the last few days, i've been _ elsewhere in the country? over the last few days, i've been talking - elsewhere in the country? over the last few days, i've been talking to i last few days, i've been talking to people _ last few days, i've been talking to people beyond kabul. ithink this last few days, i've been talking to people beyond kabul. i think this is an important point. not everyone who wants— an important point. not everyone who wants to _ an important point. not everyone who wants to leave the country will be able to _ wants to leave the country will be able to. and certainly, those who want _ able to. and certainly, those who want to _ able to. and certainly, those who want to leave by air, their time is running _ want to leave by air, their time is running out _ want to leave by air, their time is running out. i've been speaking to people _ running out. i've been speak

one at kabul airport. interesting here. fox is told they're are hundreds of isis-k in the vicinity. that is terrorist splinter group but terrorists nonetheless. fox is told attacks are likely to continue though delayed the meeting between president biden and naftali benefit the prime minister of israel. that has been delayed but it will take place. later this afternoon with we'll wait to see if we hear from the president who will be appearing with naftali bennett. will the press be allowed in the room? will he answer any questions? we don't know. neil, my time's up but it's yours. neil: thank you very, very much, stuart, we're following up on same issues you just did. we're trying to get an indication out of the airport everyone is able to fly out. we're told the last two hours no one has. 13,400 had been evacuated last night going into this morning right before the so-called coordinated attacks. there were two. one at the kabul airport and still another at a hotel, the baron hotel frequented by a lot of w

this morning all access points to the airport in kabul have effectively been cut off. source tells cnn there are about 150 american citizens remaining in afghanistan. those people need military escorts to the airport, and u.s. forces are now racing against the clock to get them out safely. complicating all of this, credible reports of an imminent terror attack just outside the airport gates. in the last 24 hours, a total of 13,400 people have been evacuated from the country, some 5,100 by the u.s. this is down from the 19,000 evacuated in total yesterday. this is new video obtained by cnn. it captures the desperation outside the kabul airport. some afghans have been waiting for days and nights on end, hoping for a slim chance to get through those taliban checkpoints and the threats and on one of the few remaining flights out of the country. i've spoken to people who have tried to go through this. you see the smoke dispersed there, most likely to control the crowds. a local journalist who shot this video says the taliban even sprayed water on people to push them away. th

we have 5000 us troops on the ramp to the kabul airport. pete: these are initial reports, we don't want to get too far ahead and speculate but at the same time intel of this type could come from taliban sources. do we know how linked or unlinked these groups are? people were jarred by the ideas the taliban was willing to let isis k fighters out of those prisons at bagram air base, the same people, different flag, we know how intel might be flowing out. >> you struck on something important, jennifer griffin asked john kirby how many of these isis fighters spring from prisons around afghanistan when the taliban took over, john kirby said, quote, thousands. you mentioned isis and the taliban have not always got along, they fought against one another and joint special operations command were launching raids where isis branch in afghanistan is based and in recent years because of isis fighting the taliban, the us was launching drone strikes against a common enemy but you cannot rule out the suicide attack yesterday that killed 13 american servic

called it a heinous attack and says a hospital plane is on standby to help treat injured people at kabul airport to be exerted in the mission to airlift people out of kabul. we know that the window of opportunity is closing. tens of thousand people have been airlifted to security. today i would like to once again repeat that those who have not been able to leave kabul with the help of the airlift will not be forgotten. we will continue to work to ensure that they can leave their country if they so wish. angela merkel has actually cancelled a trip to israel due to the unfolding crisis in afghanistan. separately, the uk prime minister has also weighed in. borisjohnson condemned the attack as "barbaric", paying tribute to the "phenomenal effort" of those involved in the evacuation operation. but he added that the uk evacuation effort would continue. we have already extracted the overwhelming majority of those under both the schemes, the uk persons, uk nationals, plus the afghans, the interpreters and others, and it has been a totally phenomenal effort by the uk. there's been nothing like it for dec

kabul. and in the past hour, we've received these pictures showing scores of people still gathering outside the airportdeadly explosions. they're still desperate to board evacuation flights despite the risks of being in that area. there are also reports of more explosions heard around the city. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has more on that. we've heard a number of further explosions throughout the evening, the last one quite powerful, rattling our windows here. it's not entirely clear what they were, some suggestion that they were controlled explosions carried out by american forces, destroying equipment as they prepare to leave. but either way, they are adding to a sense of anxiety after this awful attack. amidst all the uncertainty about the prospect of life under the taliban and what exactly that will look like, some afghans have been clinging to the hope that at least things would be more peaceful, there would not be more suicide bombings, there would be no more rocket attacks. these blasts really raising concerns that even if the taliban's war with the afghan government has come

service members were killed at the kabul airport. number of other it are being treated for wounds. we know a number of afghans fell victim to this heinous attack. our thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones of those killed and injured. that gives you a sense of the horrific nature of the attack and obviously the ohrivic news u.s. service members were killed as a part of the twin explosions outside kabul international airport, at the abbey gate and a few hundred feet away at the baron hotel is where the explosions took place. a u.s. service member hasn't been killed since early february of 2020, shortly before the signing of the doha agreement which led to the beginning of the withdrawal which was effectively in its last five days, the last hundred hours with the horrible news these service members are killed. now, of course, there are critical decisions that have to be made not only by president joe biden but the state department and pentagon. first among them, do you send in extra security to try to beef up the security of kab

drones has resulted in the deaths of "two high profile" targets, following thursday's attack at kabul airportch killed as many as 170 people. uk military personnel board flights out of kabul — their exit comes after the last uk flight to evacuate civilians from afghanistan leaves. extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i am afraid it is absolutely heartbreaking that we cannot bring everybody out and i think that point has been made very strongly, certainly by the defence secretary and others over the last ten days or so. tens of thousands flee for safety in the us, as hurricane ida intensifies as it approaches louisiana. concerns over rising covid infection rates as large crowds are expected to flock to beaches and festivals over the uk bank holiday weekend. members of the scottish greens have backed a deal that could see its leaders in government for the first time. two world records for the british cycling couple husband and wife lora and neil fachie, who are amongst seven gb paralympians to win gold today. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, us president b

they have taken up positions inside kabul airport and are ready to take control as soon as the americansat covid nineteen was not developed as a biological weapon by china. but officials were unable to provide a more definitive explanation for its origin, and blamed beijing for hindering the global investigation. in a few minutes it'll be time for the film review —

taliban fighters parade their win on the tarmac of kabul's international airport.e even taking selfies from the cockpit of an abandoned aircraft. >> thank god. first of all, i would like to say that afghanistan is finally, in every sense, free and independent. and our forces are controlling the military and civilian parts of the airport. normal activity at the airport will be started very soon. reporter: close by, military aircraft, some apparently disabled in the rush by american troops to get out of afghanistan, as fast as possible. just hours earlier, the commander of the 82nd airborne division became the last u.s. service member to leave. that prompted celebratory gunfire at the airport to mark the ending of this better twenty-year -- bitter twen-year war. >> thank god that we took our country's independence, all afghanistan people are happy and share their happiness with us. reporter: taliban soldiers may be enjoying their victory, but the chaos of the last few days has been left plain for all to see. long queues continue to build up outside kabul's banks. and

scenes of panic and desperation at kabul airport, as afghans try to flee the country before it's too late. despite assurances from the taliban that anyone linked to the government will be given an amnesty, many here are deeply fearful for their future. that's why we're still seeing these chaotic scenes at the airport. president biden tells abc news that leaving afghanistan without chaos was unavoidable and says us troops won't leave any americans behind, even if it means staying for longer than agreed. as western countries ramp up their evacuations from kabul airport, we'll have the latest on president biden�*s remarks. also on the programme... who will help us? the people of haiti hit by a massive earthquake five days ago say there's still no assistance. five from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. —— alive. it's newsday. it's 7 in the morning in singapore, and 3.30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban is strengthening its grip on power, as pockets of unrest continue. in the eastern city of jalalabad, they violently put down an anti—taliban demonstration, reporte

the us embassy renews its call to citizens to avoid travelling to kabul airport, and tells those already there to leave immediately. hurricane ida approaches louisiana — residents in unprotected areas are warned to evacuate. and football superstar cristiano ronaldo is returning to manchester united 12 years after he left. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us has led an air strike against a member of the terrorist group isis—k that was behind thursday's attack at kabul airport. in a statement, the us central command said that "the unmanned airstrike occurred in the nangahar province of afghanistan. initial indications are that we killed the target. we know of no civilian casualties." our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more. president biden avowed revenge — in that very emotional and defiant press conference on thursday he said that isis—k, the isis version in afghanistan, would be hunted down and made to pay for that deadly suicide blast that happened outside the airport, killing us service members and dozens of afghans who were trying to be airlifted out of the country. and th

relies on an uneasy alliance with the taliban to secure safe passage to the kabul airport. kelly o'donnell begins our coverage. >> reporter: kabul's evacuation mission surrounded by desperation and danger the president under pressure, making this pledge >> let me be clear any american who wants to come home, we will get you home >> reporter: extending that to afghan citizens who worked with american military >> yes, yes, we're making the same commitment. >> reporter: flanked by his national security team today, the president pointed to progress. 13,000 have been airlifted this week. the u.s. relying on the taliban to let evacuees reach the airport. today the president revealed 169 americans were rescued when u.s. forces went outside the perimeter at kabul airport to bring them in the president also claimed americans trying to leave are not being blocked. >> we have no indication that they haven't been able to get in kabul to the airport. >> reporter: not so according to american david fox, who moved to afghanistan eight years ago. >> i can say definitively that is completely

their goal — to get inside kabul airport and get out of the country. tear gas fired.ng and yelling. but the chaos and confusion continue. taliban fighters keep guard outside, even some people who do have valid travel documents are unsuccessful. translation: we've got a legal visa. many people who are coming here don't have the right documents but we've got the visa and they won't let us through. britain's ambassador leading the uk's rescue mission has relocated to the airport from the embassy. in a statement, sir laurie bristow said... and these are some of the 3,821 people the uk has so far helped get out of the country. the mod tweeted this photo, along with thanks for all those working on the evacuation. but americans hoping to leave have been advised not to travel to kabul airport unless instructed to do so because of potential security threats from islamic state militants. the us is still hoping to complete the evacuation by the end of the month. we're fighting against both time and space. that's really what we're. .. that's what we're — that's the race that we'r

scenes of chaos near the kabul airport's main gate. we know at least 350 americans are still desperate to get out. dozens of flights leaving today. 6,800 people evacuated in the prior 24 hours, and we now know the names and faces of all 13 service members killed at the kabul airport. 11 marines, 1 soldier, and 1 navy hospital corpsman, most in their early 20s. president biden today issuing that dire warning, saying the threat of another attack on the airport remains highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. here's abc's julia mcfarlane. >> reporter: tonight, kabul airport on high alert. gunfire and smoke seen near the main gates. with u.s. troops moving out, president biden now warning another attack is, quote, highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. >> the threats are still very real, they're very dynamic, and we are monitoring them literally in real time. >> reporter: the pentagon announcing two high-profile members of the terrorist group isis-k were killed in a u.s. drone strike. the first retaliation for that deadly suicide bombi

as us troops depart from kabul airport, | depart from kabul airport, they�*re having to work closely y still to them an enemy group, can they trust the taliban to assist with the operation, with the security around the airport? welcome i think we saw— around the airport? welcome i think we saw the _ around the airport? welcome i think we saw the answer - think we saw the answer yesterday. the taliban are adept at whipping women and children, but are far less competent at providing any sort of semblance of security or mounting any kind of counterterrorist against their mirror image isis—k. counterterrorist against their mirror image isis-k. finally, the fall of— mirror image isis-k. finally, the fall of kabul— mirror image isis-k. finally, the fall of kabul came - mirror image isis-k. finally, | the fall of kabul came quicker than many would have expected. was a security somehow forgotten about as us troops hurried to get the people out of the country? my hurried to get the people out of the country?— of the country? my gosh, i think this _ of the country? my gosh, i think this entire

more about the statement from the taliban and what was known about the current situation at the airport in kabuldoes seem calmer today in the streets around the airport. the taliban helping to organise the crowds, forming people into queues, which is making the processing effort more efficient and people are more quickly able to get through the gates into the airport, and then onto those flights. one development is that the us department of defence has announced that it will activate what it calls the civil reserve air fleet — that essentially means it commandeers a set of commercial airliners to help with the evacuation. so 18 airliners from different us airlines will now be taken over by the military and will support the evacuation effort. they won't be flown directly into kabul airport but they'll be used to collect people from the nearest air bases so that the military flights can focus on ferrying people out of kabul to whichever bases in the region are being used. qatar has been used extensively. the facilities there were said to be overcrowded and qatar had to turn people away for a time.

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a gunman attacked crowds at kabul airport. at least 72 people have been killed. 60 of them are afghan citizens. it has been confirmed at least 12 u.s. soldiers have also been killed. the attack appeared to target a group of afghan citizens. our correspondents were at the scene and captured these images in the immediate aftermath. we have the latest news, reaction, and analysis in this special program here on france 24. ♪ welcome to the program. at least 72 people have been killed in a double suicide attack at kabul airport. islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack. our correspondents were near the scene of the time. live witness reports come from the point of impact was at an area called patton gate. the second bomb was detonated at a gate nearby. at least 60 afghan citizens are reported dead. at the moment, we understand at least 12 americans have lost their lives, including 11 marines and one u.s. navy medic. the attack was called complex. u.s. intelligence says there could be more attacks to come. >> minutes

heading to the kabul international airport.in to cause more deaths of afghans, more mayhem, perhaps more death of u.s. service personnel. we just don't kn what information they had. was it simply a tragic mistake? how did they make this decision? these are big questions and it is happening at these very last hours where the americans hope to leave with some dignity. at the end of their 20 years in afghanistan. ros: just to be clear on that point about the threat the americans say they were aware of, is there any evidence identified by local journalists or foreign journalists in kabul that there were bombers? that there was a car which actually had a bomb within it in some form? reporter: that is really hard for us to know. we do know, because they have said it, the islamic state was bent on attacking american soldiers, killing them. while literally stabbing them in the back as they leave. we do know they already carried out an attack. we discussed here but never have any of us had such specific intelligence in the morning, ther

the german rescue mission's final flight out of kabul took off shortly after the attacks thursday at the airporte defense minister offered her condolences for the victims. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: our first thoughts are with the victims of the horrific terror attack in kabul. the civilians and our fellow soldiers from the u.s., who we worked with side-by-side in this operation. and we also think that all those left behind in kabul. we have told them that in the second phase we would do everything we can in the coming days, weeks, months, to get them out of kabul and afghanistan. michael: more than 100,000 afghans have been evacuated in recent weeks from the country, including some of the most talented young people, like a female robotics team, which has led to mexico. their inventions have gained them international recognition and made them potential taliban targets. correspondent: relief after an exhausting journey, the afghan girls robotics team traveled through six countries before arriving in mexico. as the taliban seized territory in afghanistan, they decided to flee. the

gunfire. 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out.rsday's awful suicide bombing by the local branch of the islamic state group, the crowds here have grown smaller, but some still remain. tens of thousands have been evacuated, these afghans escorted by the taliban. others, however, are being left behind. like this pizza shop ownerfrom essex. he travelled to kabul to help try and take his afghan national wife and young children home. they said, stay away from the airport and stay in a safe place. and from today, i kept calling and sending e—mails and nobody answered. the is attack on the airport has left many fearing there could be further bloodshed. the united states announced it killed two key is operatives in a drone strike in the east of the country. back in kabul, the streets are quieter than usual. many are struggling to cope financially, with banks closed for nearly two weeks now. this is one of a handful of cash machines still working. we're not begging bank staff to give us money, this is our own money. we have family, we have

and afghans from outside kabul airport for sortee rescue. now, soon after james laporta posted this late this afternoon zeke miller and three other reporters at ap had this full story. u.s. military helicopters flew into taliban-held kabul on friday to scoop up would-be evacuees. american officials confirmed to the ap darks. senior american military officials told the ap that an mesh ch-47 chinook helicopter picked up afghans, mostly women and children, and ferried them to the airport on friday. the 3rd brigade combat team lifted them near the kabul airport. they say such sorties have been underway from various points in kabul as afghans seek to flee the country taken over by the taliban. intelligence teams inside kabul are helping guide americans and afghans and their families to the airport or are arranging for them to be rescued by other means. now, this is interesting. quote, for those living in cities and provinces outside of kabul, cia case officers, special operation forces and agents from the defense intelligence agency on the ground

the us embassy renews its call to citizens to avoid travelling to kabul airport, because of securityoncerns. also on the programme: us intelligence agencies say covid—19 was not developed as a biological weapon, but remain split on its origins. and, football superstar cristiano ronaldo is returning to manchester united — 12 years after he left. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us has led an air strike against a member of the terrorist group isis—k that was behind thursday's attack at kabul airport. in a statement, the us central command said that "the unmanned airstrike occurred in the nangahar province of afghanistan. initial indications are that we killed the target. we know of no civilian casualties." nomia iqbal is in washington dc for us. i appreciate details are scant but what do we know?- i appreciate details are scant but what do we know? yes. they are scant at _ but what do we know? yes. they are scant at the _ but what do we know? yes. they are scant at the moment - but what do we know? yes. they are scant at the moment but - are scant at t

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influences our weekend in a few minutes. >> now to the chaos following the terror attacks outside of kabul airport. it is the deadliest attack on u.s. forces in afghanistan in more than a decade. here is a live picture from kabul where the u.s. military is bracing for more potential attacks. we have the latest on the frantic race to evacuate americans and afghan allies. >> u.s. evacuation flights have continued from the kabul airport. u.s. and allied forces are on high alert for another possible terrorist attack. preston biden is pledging to complete the evacuation of americans and afghan allies by august 31. the president vowed to put down the terrorists -- to hunt down the terrorists. the associated press reports as many as 95 afghans may be dead. more than 100 wounded. isis-k claims responsibility for the attack. that included two suicide bombings and gunfire. this morning, cecilia vega speaks to a former army ranger who got out just before the attacks. he says they were vulnerable to an attack. >> normally doing operations in a combat zone, you need standoff from potential threats. in order fo

kabul airport.ust listening to what's all around us that these are the last loud hours of the nearly 20 year us military mission in afghanistan. and what we have heard from the airport is that especially after last week's attack with the enhanced security concerns they are even scrambling faster than ever to do is much as they can in the time that remains. that green card holders, those i can go to the united states and work and can reside had been turned back at the gates. afghans who received what were called the dv says they were turned away for the priority in these last hours was evident to american nationals, passport holders. because they simply didn't have enough time or space to get it all done. which is why there is still a promise that this is the first part of the evacuation and we are hearing from the g7 today, they want to continue these efforts, aerobic efforts to try to get those afghans out based very much feel at risk. �* . ., , , risk. and there are many still here. i must ask — r

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kabul. on their way to the airport. despite the president saying that they do not have reports of americans being unable to ultimately get to the airport. this does show and confirm clarissa ward' and others' reporting about how difficult it is to get to the airport. to actually try to get out of afghanistan. according to our reporting, austin said that this is unacceptable and they have made that clear to the taliban and he said generally, they do not believe americans are having -- are being prevented by the taliban from accessing the airport. kaitlan collins, cnn, the white house. >>> even before afghanistan's national government fell, tens of thousands of afghans were leaving the country every week according to the u.n. an afghan living in canada, his sister was one of three female journalists killed by gunmen back in march. that happened just a few months after another female journalist from the same tv station was killed. a total of four out of the ten women who worked there. their family is still in afghanistan,

two explosions near the airport in kabul leave devastation in their wake. one blast happened at a us checkpoint for afghans, the other at a hotel. eyewitnesses describe a chaotic scene. translation: people started running awa and we translation: people started running away and we got _ translation: people started running away and we got out. _ translation: people started running away and we got out. i _ translation: people started running away and we got out. i saw— translation: people started running away and we got out. i saw at - translation: people started running away and we got out. i saw at least. away and we got out. i saw at least 400 500 people there. the explosion was really powerful. half were hurled into the water, others under the ground outside. we carried the wounded on stretchers here and my clothes are completely bloodied. among the dead were 12 us service—members and dozens of afghans. more than 140 others were injured. us military officials say despite the loss of life, the evacuation mission will continue. they warn that those who carri

base at kabul airport chaos continues. this is what crowds have to face to get inside shooting, violence, taliban whips. american troops worry if they open the gates, people will flood in there is desperation and anguish. marines confirm the baby handed to them over a wall is now safe at the airport, reunited with family inside the base, u.s. troops play with the many children arriving, trying to keep them calm as afghans are processed for departure and move to the flight line. that's where we met gina aboui, an afghan american from virginia she moved back to afghanistan to teach six years ago when it was much safer. >> it was dream come true for me. i found a little house by the mountains and it was really cool and it's the saddest day of my life right now. i just cannot imagine leaving. but unfortunately, it's time to go. >> reporter: you left obviously the house. >> everything, everything everything a small little suitcase with my laptop and that's it. >> reporter: she says she doesn't want to leave. neither do the 25 m

they have told americans to leave the kabul airport immediately.ing briefed on the developments in afghanistan. the white house posted this photo of the president's national security team briefing him on afghanistan earlier today. officials say he's receiving regular briefings on the mission. president biden brings the situation continues to be extremely dangerous and the threat of terror attacks remains high. our commanders inform me that a attack is highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. let me bring in retired lieutenant general mark heartling. good evening. thank you for being here. general, so couple what the president said, highly likely there's an attack on the kabul airport, with what the u.s. embassy in kabul just said which is essentialry americans get out, there is a, quote, specific credible threat. how do you ham that on the ground when all of those americans and afghan allies are desperate to get out. now they're being told to leave. and our troops are there trying to facilitate the evacuation. >> it is especially in the final phas

the headlines: president biden has insisted the kabul airlift will continue, despite two attacks killing more than 60 people near the airport the evacuation of us citizens and the afghans who had worked for them could be completed by the end of august deadline. 13 us service personnel are among those killed along with dozens of afghans in the bomb attacks at kabul airport. president biden described the americans who lost their lives as "heroes" and promised that the perpetrators would be made to pay for their actions. an affiliate of the islamic state group says it carried out the attacks. there had been warnings about the security implications of large gatherings at kabul airport. the un secretary—general has called an emergency meeting of the security council to discuss the crisis in afghanistan. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

strike against a vehicle filled with explosives that it says posed an imminent threat to the kabul international airport. u.s. military officials tell us that it was a, quote, defensive strike on a vehicle in kabul to eliminate an imminent isis-k threat. a spokesman, captain bill irvin adds the significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material. this official says there were no indications of civilian casualties at this time but that assessment also could change. the air strike took place in a crowded kabul neighborhood outside the airport. we're told the u.s. military used unmanned over-the-horizon capabilities which means the american drone likely flew from a military base in the gulf. this official added we are confident we hit the target we were aiming for. the timing of the drone strike is notable. it follows a specific warning from the u.s. embassy for american citizens and others to leave the gates of the kabul airport, due that imminent threat. that warning went out last night. and followed the president's highly unusual stateme

troops that remain at the airport in kabul. they are trying to evacuate right now.s ahead of president biden's august 31st deadline, fast approaching on tuesday. >> kevin: i know you'll stay in the story. lucas tomlinson of the pentagon three thank you. >> last week was a punch in the gut. yesterday felt like a knockout. >> there's a lot of pain with this. this is hard. >> it sounds almost farcical but isis-k thinks the taliban is to moderate. >> kevin: president biden facing intense scrutiny from republican and democratic lawmakers over the followed in afghanistan. one g.o.p. member calling the drone strike the start of payback. a good call by the president. will this decision be enough to quell the growing number of voices calling for his resignation or impeachment? joining us now to discuss, jason chaffetz, fox news contributor, former u.s. congressman. richard fowler, also fox news contributor. richard, i always want to begin with you because i like to mix it up a little bit. i can say to you, having seen this story and having watch this unfold, i don't think th