what we heard on friday, the pentagon press secretary saying that the americans do not need to any permission to use the airspace inside have gone to son to pursue come to terrorism operations. and there's been a very stern reaction from the taliban. about that the thought about spokesman's language i had saying that no country is allowed to take any lateral actions inside of the sun. the thought about, according to him, fully prepared their fighters have taken control of security. and they said there is unprecedented security and safety in of got a son, and the dollar bond out in full control of their board is that below which i said that there is going to be severe reaction. if any country takes unilateral strike, then it is worth remembering that this statement came off the heels of the united states as an exit of lantus on carrying out that drone strike in cobble for the 1st time, which resulted in the death of 10 civilians. i thank you for that. there are some have been just a there live for us in cobble there are reports of a car bomb explosion in the somali capital that kills at least

on the decision to launch the strike pentagon press secretary john kirby pushes back. >> why was the decision taken as we have now learned there was another surveillance drone showing there were kids or individuals on the ground? >> you can understand we are going to review this investigation. i'm not in a position to relitigate what happened and in what order. >> it is unclear whether any officials will be held accountable for the drone strike. >> pfizer submit a request to give covid 19 vaccines to children as young as 5 when the american academy of pediatrics report kids make up 30% of new cases nationwide. vaccines are only approved for people 12 and older. it is possible kids could receive those shots by halloween. >> action by the fda will make a big difference keeping school safe or implementing what we are seeing now. todd: pfizer's vaccine for kids is not as strong as the doses teens and adults receive yet drugmaker says it produces the same amount of antibodies. admiral brett gerard reacting to pfizer's findings on fox news p

pentagon press secretary john kirby responded by claiming the u.s.ctivated all of the gear u.s. forces abandoned at the airport. meanwhile, general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told reporters wednesday it is possible the united states will coordinate with the taliban in the fight against the islamic state. he declined to say whether the u.s. would collaborate with the new taliban government. >> we don't know what the future of the taliban is, but i can tell you from personal experience that this is a ruthless group from the past. and whether they change remains to be seen. amy: the deputy head of the taliban political office in qatar told the bbc women may not wednesday be able to hold senior positions in the new government. >> i cannot say women will be at the top. in every department of the government, you can see almost half the workers were women. so they can come back to their work and continue, but in this new government, and the cabinet, they may not be women. amy: the taliban have also said women can go on to higher edu

. >> the pentagon press secretary says general milley's actions were above board. >> it is completely appropriate for the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as the senior military adviser to the secretary and president to want to see those protocols reviewed on whatever frequent basis he wants to do that. >> they also write that after the racial justice protests at the white house in june 2020 trump accused then defense secretary mark esper of trying to take away his authority by not imposing the insurrection act, then screamed at others in the room. quote, you're all f-ed up, he yelled, everybody, you're all f-ed, every one of you is f-ed up. former president trump has issued a statement calling the joint chiefs chairman a quote, d dumbass, weak and ineffective. staying they write fiction, not fact. trump says he never thought about attacking china and the people who printed it are sick and demented. >> let's bring in cnn special correspondent was first to report all the detail on cnn. also retired mark hertling. jamie, let me start with you. tell us what you've been learning abou

the pentagon press secretary declined, refused to comment on anything that came out in this book, but he did talk about the fact that it would be what he called not at all uncommon and completely appropriate for chairman milley to want to review safety protocols like those around a nuclear launch. erin, john kirby, the press secretary echoing what we heard from the white house saying chairman milley has the complete confidence and support of lloyd austin. >> you know, speaking of that, i know it's common right in this out reach to the chinese as an example the secretary of defense would know what the chairman of the joint chiefs is doing. esper's successor, because esper was as you know removed after the election says he was not told all about milley's contacts with the chinese. is that the case? >> so miller took over from esper and he says he got what he described as essentially a heads up about the conversations that milley was having, not with no details about themes and content. he did text our colleagues today. he went on to say that i wouldn't have approved of anything of the n

the pentagon press secretary says they likely want manpower support.at? or is this more just a question of better safe than sorry? >> better safe than sorry. it is security feeder at this stage. i don't think the numbers are going to be that big, but thank goodness for it. if you would have it 2 or 300 national guard members on january 6th, you probably would've cut these in half. you want a show of force because we are in the we're not messing around stage. i have gotten more insistent about this over the last couple of days. you want to call these people freedom fighters, you want a first amendment rally? go ahead, but the national guard will also make sure that you keep to your word. >> all right, julia, thank you so much. >>> coming up, a sobering statistic, one in every 500 u.s. residents, one in every 500, has died from coronavirus. now the fda is about to decide whether booster shots will help those who are vaccinated. stay with us. if you have this... consider adding this. an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan from unitedhealthcare. medica

this was reflected in statements made from the pentagon, the press secretary saying this north koreanion is not in u.n. resolutions and destabilizes the entire region. the pentagon spokesperson expressed. for south korea and japan. president biden's envoy is in the region at the moment, holding talks with south koreans and the japanese. the action could be seen as an attempt to put pressure on these talks. it is a massive issue for the biden administration, how it is going to play strategically in the region, given the fact on the top of its list, is containing china, the close neighbor of north korea. the biden administration attempting to find a way to get some type of negotiated settlement there through putting pressure onto china, to exercise pressure. it does not seem to be working at the moment, in terms of what is happening, a missile race between the two koreas, which is a major concern to the biden administration. barbara: it is interesting timing because an hour ago the u.s. announced a partnership with the u.k. what can you tell us and the impact it is hoping to have? mike:

pentagon press secretary says military service members who refuse to be vaccinated against covid-19 couldever, john kirby says that action does not have to rise to the level of a discharge. kirby says more than 90% of the 1.3 million active duty military members have already received at least one dose. he says the defense secretary expects commanders to do everything they can to inform and educate service members. new jersey democratic senator cory booker says bipartisan talks over police reform have fallen apart. president biden says he is looking into further executive actions he can take on that matter. the naacp says law enforcement unions and partisan politicians are standing on the wrong side of history. meantime south carolina republican senator tim scott who was negotiating says democrats squandered a crucial opportunity to implement meaningful reform. the military officers of the u.s. and russia talked today for six hours in finland. the session with joint chiefs chairman general mark milley combings as the u.s. tries to secure basing rights and other counter-terrorism support in

this is the pentagon press briefing, general todd walters speaking right now.nd, really, this is the second day of taliban rule in afghanistan as the u.s. is working as hard as it can to vet the thousands of refugees as quickly as they can. to fox business newsroom, find connell mcshane. he, of course, has been following all of in this, and there's been a lot of back and forth already. >> reporter: there has been. general walters, who you referenced on screen there, alongside john kirby in the room at the pentagon. general walters, the commander of the u.s.-european command. yeah, the refugees is a big part of it. what came up yesterday at the briefing, will the u.s. end up working in some ways with taliban fighters, you know, who have been sworn enemies for nearly 20 years, chairman mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs saying it's, quote, possible the u.s. might work with the taliban to take down a common enmy in isis-k. and then the -- enemy in isis-k, and then the white house press secretary adding to that moments ago. >> we'll stay in close coordin

citizens and bring them to the airport, you repeatedly refused to do same, even after promising in a pentagon press conference on august 18th that, quote, we'll get everyone we can, possibly to evacuate, and i'll do that as long as i possibly can, until the clock runs out, or if we run out of capability, end of quote. mr. secretary, the american public needs to know, did the clock run out, or did you run out of capability? did you at any point ask president biden for anymore time or more support to enable your forces to stay and complete the full evacuations of american citizens not leaving them behind as promised? if so, what was the biden response? >> first of all, sir, thank you for your personal service in our military and thanks for the service of your family members. we remain grateful. on the issue of evacuating american citizens and siv holders, or siv applicants, this work continues on. we're not finished and we'll make sure that that we stay focused on this to get out every american citizen that wants to leave and has the right credentials to be able to leave. on the issue of the security

in a statement over the weekend, pentagon press secretary john kirby says "throughout his trip, he will meet with regional partners and thank them for their cooperation with the united states as we evacuate americans, afghans, and citizens from other nations." while evacuations could pick up again in the coming days, the u.s. military will not be directly involved. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken will join austin in at least one high level meeting. he is in germany right now to review the processing of afghans who will ultimately had to the u.s. overall, these visits will reassure american allies they can count on washington and to polish up the exodus from afghanistan that still has thousands traps. the major word over the next few days and coming weeks will be diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy. that is all the united states has left, and they will look to leverage any sort of influence they have to get the americans out and help a few of those afghan allies in the process. anita. >> anita: thank you so much. julie. >> julie: for more on this, he has a marine corps veteran and can

this was reflected in statements made from the pentagon, the press secretary saying that the north korean action is in contravention of un resolutions and it destabilizes the entire region. the pentagon spokesman went on to express full us support for south korea and japan, but it would be really difficult for the united states as president biden's envoy to the region is in the region at the moment, holding talks with the south koreans and the japanese. so the action by north korea could be seen as an attempt to put pressure on these particular talks. so it's a massive issue for the bite and administration, how it is going to play strategically in the, in the region, given the fact that on its top up its list in terms of dealing with and containing is in fact china that close neighbor off north korea so the bite and administration attempting to find a way to get some kind of negotiated, settlement there through putting pressure on to china, to exit pressure on north korea. this doesn't appear to be working at the moment in terms of what is actually happening is an increasing missile race.

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. >>> more tension on capitol hill as senior pentagon officials were pressed about the problematic exit from afghanistan. they say the collapse of the afghan government could be traced to an agreement last year with the taliban that promised complete u.s. troop withdrawal. the house armed services committee today questioned secretary of defense lloyd austin, general mark milley, and general kenneth mckenzie, one day after similar testimony in front of a senate committee. >> in the span of just two days from august 13th to august 15th, we went from working alongside a democratically elected long-term partner government to coordinating warily with a long-time enemy. >> he called ate deeply dangerous environment, adding that a 20-year war was not lost in the last 20 days or even in the last 20 months. >>> okay. it might not be until after thanksgiving. that's what the nation's top doctor anthony fauci says about getting shots into the arms of kids ages 5 to 11. we told you yesterday pfizer submitted new date to the fda on its new vaccine for kids, but the process takes time for review. so

pentagon press secretary john kirby was asked about the conditions. >> all installation commanders are can keep people warm and safe. >> over 50,000 afghans are spread across eight military bases in the u.s. evacuated from kabul last month. many still wearing the clothes they were wearing when they left afghanistan. they were all happy to escape taliban rules and thousands remain stuck overseas for 21 more days because a dozen afghans contracted measles. a man volunteered to help the u.s. military vaccinate with measles and chicken pox vaccine. >> the testing indicate 95% of people already have immunity. so i don't see the reasons like to be or stay for 21 days here at ramstein. >> wednesday the justice department announced that two refugees had been indicted for crimes in fort mccoy. one attempting to engage in sex with a minor. 32-year-old charged with assaulting his wife by choking her last week. both men are removed from the base and sitting in jail. >> dana: thank you. >> trace: a massive search effort is underway for gabby petito's missing boyfriend brian laundrie. operation is c

moments after the final by the c-17's lifted off i held a briefing with the pentagon press court and expressed my gratitude andl admiration for the forces are carried out this neo. i provided various figures that convey the magnitude of their accomplishment i will not reiterate those figures here now but i will say that after the passage of nearly a month my pride in their accomplishment remains undiminished by do not need to tell this body that on 26 august, 11 marines, one sailor and one soldier made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of their country. we will never forget them. thisis was a combat operation of the most difficult sort a noncombatant evacuation carried out in contact with the enemy. the enemy in this case was isis k a phot they would have undoubtedly killed and many, many more americans and manyas afghans if it f were not for the vigilance of our forces m there. on 29 august we had a strike against what we thought was an imminent threat. that strike was a mistake and i take full responsibility for that strike. i was under no pressure from any quarter to conduct the st

citizens and bring them to the airport you repeatedly refused to do the same even after promising a pentagon pressference august 18 that quote we'll get everyone we can possibly to evacuate and i'll do that as long as we possibly can until the clock runs out or if we run out of capability, end of quote. mr. secretary, the american public needs to know did the clock run out or did you run out of capability? did you at any point ask president biden for any more time or more support to enable your forces to stay and complete the full evacuations of american citizens not leaving them behind as promised? if so, what was the biden response? >> first of all, sir, thank you for your personal service in our military and thanks for the service of your family members. we remain grateful. on the issue of evacuating american citizens and siv holders, or siv applicants, this work continues on. we're not finished and we'll make sure that we stay focused on this to get out every american citizen that wants to leave and has the right credentials to be able to leave. on the issue of the security at the airport, it

press conference. it's like she's cleaning up what the president did. and then i imagined the pentagon, we've already seen a scheduled press conference for tomorrow. so obviously it's like, can you guys all get on the same page? do one press conference because each one seems to change the story. but good news is we have you following every single detail. thank you, john. heidi. as of tuesday, the taliban had a full control of couples airport. a day after the u. s. completed its final withdrawal ending its longest for ever. r t a senior correspondent your i guess you have is incredible. with the latest developments there and the taliban message to the world law. how to put you all was going to have a message to any possible invader. but anyone who looks to done with bad intention when they will face what the united state has face today, there is something of a sense of relief here. and that sense of relief isn't because the americans have gone that. that relief is being built by diplomats, but by civilians. and that is no more incident. took place as the evacuation was rattling up at ca

in a statement over the weekend the pentagon press secretary said secretary austin will meet with partners and thank them for their cooperation with the united states as we evacuate americans and afghans from afghanistan? >> there are at least 100 americans in afghanistan. while evacuations can pick up the u.s. military won't be directly involved. the u.s. secretary of state is in doha. blinken just came from germany to review the processing of afghans who will head to the united states. overall these visits will serve 2 main purposes. to reassure american allies they can count on washington and polish up the exit from afghanistan that has many allies and foreigners trapped in the country. fighting continues in the panjshir valley as the taliban tries to take it from resistant fighters. the taliban already claimed victory but we have not been able to confirm those statements. the taliban making clear they will control the city. there are images of a taliban flag outside of the former u.s. embassy. a state department official said progress was made with getting americans out of the country.

c, where the pentagon is holding a press conference that's listening to aren't officials are saying good afternoon and thanks for being here. it's been a busy time for all of us in this department. a proud one. and a solemn one to we have concluded our historic evacuation operation can ended the last mission of the us war in afghanistan. america, as long as war has come to a close. now both secretary and as a veteran of our afghan war my thoughts have been with the brave americans who stood up to serve after al qaeda attacked us on september 11, 2001 and my heart is with their families and loved ones. and with our friends and allies and with our fellow citizens whose lives were lost or changed forever. over 20 years of war. we remember $2461.00 american service members and personnel who pay the ultimate price in this war. and more than 20000 wounded americans, some still carrying the scars that you can see on the outside. we also remember the thousands of american contractors who lost their lives. and hundreds of our allies and partners from nato and beyond. in tens of thousands of afgha

press daily." i'm chuck todd. we'll take you live to the pentagon where we expect to hear defense secretary lloyd austin and mark milley to deliver remarks about the end of the military mission in afghanistan and those gentlemen do have a lot of questions. the question is, how many questions will they take? all comes after president biden delivered both his decision to leave afghanistan and his administration's execution of the withdrawal. there are many questions, as i said at the top, that are left unanswered after the president's remarks that the pentagon might have to address. we'll see if they do.

they were pressed on why e pentagon didn't predict the army would collapse so quickly.is what the two men had to say. >> we held build the state but we could not forge a nation. the fact that the afghan army that we train simply melted away took us all by surprise. and it would be dishonest to claim otherwise. >> as we build that army and all of its components, i think that one error that we may have made over time is we made them too dependent on our technology and capabilities. we did not take in cultural aspects as much as we should have and we mirror imaged, to put it simply. the result is, when you pull contractors or troops, i think that is one of many contributing factors of a rapid collapse. laura: there are questions on if those officials contradicted what president biden said about the advice he received over keeping troops in afghanistan. gary o'donoghue has been following the hearing. is there a ctradiction here? >> senior officials clearly made recommendations to joe biden and formally president trump as well. the secretary ofefense confirmed that joe biden

the pentagon itself, the press secretary john kirby, has not commented nor has the secretary of defensets of the book, but they have tried to cast these types of communication as standard practice. we have done some of our own reporting. we know from a senior former defense official that it was not just milley who was having these conversations. the former secretary of defense mark esper also reached out to the chinese through back channels to reassure them. and we have been told from a defense official that the calls that milley had weren't just him one on one with general li. he wasn't taking a cell phone into the corner and making these phone calls. these are calls that are done with other people around him. 15 people on these calls, we're told. and that the notes were shared with other agencies and departments. milley wouldn't go too much farther in this interview. he said that he was going to save his conversations on the record for when he speaks with lawmakers. that, erica and jim, is going to happen september 28th in front of a senate armed services committee. >> alex marquart a

. >> well, these pentagon leaders were pressed on why the afghan army had no will to win, and it seemsargely due to the deal with the taliban brokered by the trump administration, if you remember. we are hearing the agreement demoralized afghan forces. take a listen. >> did the doha agreement affect the morale of the afghan forces, i.e., was there a sense now that even though it was once away the united states was leaving since we had agreed to leave? >> i'll let frank talk the details, but my assessment is, yes, senator, it did affect the morale of the afghan security forces. >> my judgment is the doha agreement did enormously affect the morale because of actions they were required to take under the agreement. >> meanwhile, the generals are saying a complete military pullout was not what they wanted and they recommended leaving a few thousand american troops behind. >> i won't share my personal recommendation to the president, but i will give you my honest opinion and my honest opinion and view shaped my recommendation. i recommended we maintain 2,500 troops in afghanistan. >> jen mge

we are going to cross live now to washington for a press conference in the pentagon. >> i can hear andou fine. >> all good here, sir. i will turn the floor over to you. >> thanks, john. i am here to brief the results from what i directed, the strike in kabul from 29 august. having thoroughly and viewed the -- reviewed the findings, i am now convinced that as many as two civilians, including up to -- 10 civilians, including up to seven children, were tragically kill in that strike. moreover, we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with isis-k or were a direct threat to u.s. forces. i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those were killed. this strike was taken in the honest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our for in evacuating the airport, but it was a mistake, and i offer my sincere apologies. as they combatant commander, i am fully responsible for the strike and the tragic outcome. i have begun with the most important findings of our investigation, i want to provide the background leading up tohe st

reporter: with the pentagon still burning and bodies trapped in the rubble, it was a small victory near the end of the day on 9/11 for defense secretary donald rumsfeld simply to hold a pressference. >> the briefing here is taking place in the pentagon. the pentagon is functioning. it will be in business tomorrow. >> reporter: behind him, in a show of undivided political support stood the heads of the senate armed services committee. three days later, congress passed a resolution authorizing the use of force. the u.s. unleashed its fire power, and by december, rumsfeld was taking his first trip to afghanistan. >> they're after the number of al-qaeda, they've killed a number of al-qaeda. >> reporter: u.s. military looked invincible, until march of 2002, when seven americans were killed in the battle of robert's ridge. one can be seen charging across a snow field directly at an al-qaeda machine gun position. american troops were tough and they were brave, but so was the enemy, fighting under the constant threat of being annihilated by airstrikes. army capital will swenson put his wounded sergeant on a medevac and gave him a kiss. >> we had a moment we looked at each other. h

peter thank you very much around 3:00 yesterday, here on the channel we took live from the pentagon the pressnarily , keep in mind, he is the spokesperson for the pentagon. mr. milley is one of the top brass at the pentagon and his answer, kirby's answer was well, you know, that happened during the last administration, so you know, i'm not going to answer anything hypothetical. he needed a better answer because people want to know exactly what he did, and i have heard other people say, you know what? there are 15 people in the room, when milley made the phone call, there is a transcript. let's see the transcript. ainsley: well if you read these excerpts that the washington post is releasing about this book that woodward and robert costa are about to release, it's called "peril" and they also talk about that conversation with china and look how i've got your back. if we're going to attack you i'll let you know in advance but they also say that nancy pelosi called up milley and demanded the nuclear football be taken away from president trump. steve: because she said he was nuts. ainsley: right

installment of secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chief of staff jeff held a press conference at the pentagonling us what they have been telling us all week, the white house and the state department and everybody in charge. they are telling us our departure from afghanistan, that this is load off from the secretary of defense been a resounding success. of course if you subtract the 13 dead americans, the two dozen trapped school children, the afghans falling off airplanes, or the fact that we armed the taliban with $90 billion worth of automatic weapons and helicopters, it's been great. they are saying this so often, however, that it may not be propaganda. it is starting to seem like everyone in the biden administration actually believes they just won. that might explain why they are promoting jennifer rubin columns from "the washington post" and walking away from reporters without taking any questions. they don't have to explain themselves. it's obvious this is a victory. watching all of that should worry you. there are only two explanations for it. either every senior government official in

. >> dana: lawmakers will press the generals on a retaliatory drone strike. the pentagon claimed it killed terrorists responsible for that bombing. we later found out it wasn't true. the victims were 10 innocent civilians, most children. >> bill: the billions in u.s. military equipment. the finest in the world that we left behind. some disabled. a lot of it now in the hands of the taliban. >> dana: today's hearing is expected to touch on the fate of afghan women. the taliban moving to erase decades of congress resuming public beatings, amputations and executions. >> bill: unknown numbers of americans and u.s. allies trapped in the afghanistan after the president made a promise to get them all out safely. >> dana: we'll speak to one of the lawmakers who will question the generals. first jennifer griffin who helped us walk our way through those six weeks is at the pentagon. >> this will be the first time, as you mentioned, that we've heard under oath from general milley, defense secretary austin and the marine general frank mckenzie who led the withdrawal efforts. democrats

reporter: with the pentagon still burning and bodies trapped in the rubble it was a small victory near the end of the day on 9/11 for defense secretary donald rumsfeld simply to hold a presse pentagon is functioning. it will be in business tomorrow. >> reporter: behind him in a show of undivided political support stood the heads of the senate armed services committee. three days later, congress pass passed a resolution authorizing the use of force. the u.s. unleashed its fire power and by december rumsfeld was taking his first trip to afghanistan. >> they've captured a number of al qaeda. they've killed a number of al qaeda. they've wounded a number of al qaeda. >> reporter: the u.s. military looked invincible. until march of 2002, when seven americans were killed in the battle of robert's ridge. one of them, sergeant john chapman can be seen on drone video charging across a snowfield, directly at an al qaeda machine gun position. american troops were tough and brave, but so was the enemy. fighting under the constant threat of being annihilated by airstrikes. as in all wars, it came down to fighting as much for each other as for any cause. army captain will swenson put hi

pentagon. we've had press conferences. we've had interviews.tting more information on background from a source with knowledge and fewer instances where the leadership is getting out and saying the things that the pentagon is giving access to in comparison. do you see evidence of friction between the state department and the department of defense in terms of how they, their messaging, shining a light on whether there was any conflict between them? >> there's always a little bit of friction. you always see that between the defense department and the state department. i saw that in the early years of the iraq war when you had the friction between donald rumsfeld and the state department. under colin powell. let me go back a second. what has happened with leon panetta is a pretty interesting comment because you have the agreement we had with the taliban that they would not allow al qaeda into their country or any other organization. that was part of the agreement. now when you look at what you see now, you look with on the left side, you look at a

forces did in the final days there, that is because he said on monday when he spoke at a press briefing at the pentagonhat special operations forces brought in more than 1,000 american citizens and 2,000 afghans. and so now we're learning more about the connections around that. oren liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. >>> and for the regional perspective, let's turn now to nic robertson who is joining us live from islamabad. good to see you. so the taliban now have to govern afghanistan. and do that, they will need help and support from the international community. so how are they likely to govern. >> reporter: we're expecting to hear the makeup of the new government in the upcoming days. they had a leadership council meeting in kandahar which is the spiritual heartland, kind of significant that they will did not hold it in kabul. but it doesn't make a great matter on the outcome. the outcome of how they shape their government is important. it is because they promise to include nontaliban members. and i think everyone is looking to see how prominent those nontaliban members are in that government, do the

pentagon heads openly addressed the evacuation effort during their first press conference since u.s. troops withdrew from the region. they didn't take many questions from the press on what worked and what didn't. but they instead focused heavily on the toll this 20 year war has taken on us service members and their occurs. longest war has come to a close after 2 decades of boots on the ground. the pentagon says the u.s. military presence in afghanistan. >> has ended following a swift evacuation. the largest airlift in american history. it's been a busy time for all of us in this department. >> the problem. and a solemn onto the 2 week, withdraw left 13 american service members dead. >> the 2 decade war, 2000, 461 with over 20,000 wounded. >> and we see what has unfolded over the last 20 years and over the last 20 days. >> that creates pain and anger the work of us service members resulted in the evacuation of over 124,000 people. the u.s. now vetting those evacuees, the white house says not everyone who wants to come to america will be able to and that is is a sad truth, but it is it

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pentagon. hi, jennifer. >> it was the first time the press had a chance to question defense secretary lloyd austin and generalmilley here at the pentagon. they took three questions. >> now, we have just concluded the largest area of evacuation of civilians in american history. it was heroic, it was historic. and i hope that all americans will unite to thank our service members for their courage and their compassion. >> asked about lessons learned about the fact that 13 u.s. service members were killed in the final days -- >> this is tough stuff. war is hard. it's vicious. it's brutal. it's unforgiving. i'm going to contain my pain and anger and continue to execute my mission. >> with most of the intelligence networks that the u.s. relied on rolled up in recent days as part of the hasty evacuation, milley and austin were asked if they would work with the taliban to go after isis. here's what he said about partnering with them in the future. >> this is a ruthless group from the past. whether or not they change remains to be seen. as far as our dealings with this at that air field or in the past year or so, in w

installment of secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chief of staff jeff held a press conference at the pentagoneparture from afghanistan

pentagon. >> it is the middle of the night, and as you said, the press conference is n even an hour old, so reactions are few. there have been some on social media, for example. a man that was practically a taliban spokesman was displaying this as proof that it came out that civilians were killed and dozens of hundreds of drone strikes that happened in rural afghanistan were samer similar mistakes. in some cases, he is certainly right. not in all cases, of course, but this is likely -- this kind of reaction is likely what will come from afghanistan, that a lot of such mistakes have been made in the past. phil: at the time when this airstrike happened, were there report -- were there rumors that the strike had hit the wrong target? >> it was pretty soon, almost immediately after the strike. the word that civilians were killed. also the day of, there were first media reports that already detailed that children were killed, the names of victims. in hindsight, it is always easy. i on the day of the strike or the day after the strike, i received from a trustworthy source that like i ask you members themse

now, today here at the pentagon, it was the first time the press had a chance to question defense secretary lloyd austin and general mark milley since the war was declared over. they took three questions. >> now, we just concluded the largest area evacuation of civilians in american history. it was heroic. it was historic. and i hope that all americans will unite to thank our service members. >> asked about lessons learned and the fact that 13 u.s. service members were killed in the final days, here's what they said. >> this is tough stuff. war is hard. it's vicious. it's brutal. i'm going to contain my pain and anger and continue to excuse my mission. >> with most of the intelligence networks that the u.s. relied on rolled up in recent days as part of the hasty evacuation, they were asked about partnering with the taliban in the future. >> this is a ruthless group from the past. whether or not they change remains to be seen. as far as our dealings with them at that air field or the past year or so in war, you do what you must in order to reduce risk to mission and force, not what you want

giving this press briefing in arlington, virginia, the headquarters of the pentagon. he went on to say, we will continue to defend america and to conduct counter terrorism operations, requiring us to assure up security around the canister can deepen our ties with all down lies and new partners. he also promised to look back and learn every lesson. we can, he said his words in that sentiment also echoed by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark, milly, who said counter terrorism operations in afghanistan and the region have protected protected america for 20 years. the hasn't been an attack on the homeland. he went on to point out, but he did speak of the mixed feelings. the longest war has produced saying we are conflicted with feelings of pain, sadness, and anger, but also pride and resilience. he sang the service men and women who had served during america's longest was saying your service mattered and was not in vain. it was interesting to see how they answered one of the key questions. one of the 1st questions that was post of what the future rela

two weeks ago press secretary jen psaki and the pentagon spokesman were saying 10,000, 15,000 u.s.0 that were evacuated, we're talking potentially thousands still stranded. what are you saying? >> you look at the math exactly as many of us are asking. you gave us these numbers. you told us you have flown out these numbers. you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out a pretty big gap is not being answered. this goes to the point many of us have been saying. every single time the administration steps up to the microphone they are feeding us a lie. that is what they are doing. when president biden says let me be clear, that is an indication that he is about to tell the american people some kind of lie. it happened over and over and over again. you know there is a lot of speculation by many this president must have dementia or something that might have to do with the math. if look press conference, after press conference he keeps changing story and i think this is guy is more likely schizophrenic. elizabeth: jake sullivan said on cnn several thousand americans were left there

top pentagon officials calling the evacuation effort chaotic while also defending the "skill and leadership of u.s. troops. they were pressedwhy the evacuation student begin sooner. the defense secretary lloyd austin said it was a state department call. as we also know, the white house, pentagon and state department and suggested that had the u.s. evacuated too quickly the afghan government were fallen. had they remained in theater beyond the so-called deadline, they claim it would risk a war with the taliban. neither argument impressed lawmakers, many of whom have continued to call for the resignation of several of this country's top military brass. >> shannon: will have some highlights or low lights, however you view them in a bit. kevin, thank you so much. the future of the american southern border crisis may be shaped by once a wide-open southern border from mexico. thousands of migrants flow through that crossing with little or no resistance. griff jenkins is there. >> every day migrants cross the border. >> well before any migrant crosses into the u.s., they first have to step foot into mexico. it requires little effo