qatar is very important _ qatar, involving germany.y. qatar is very important country here - qatar, involving germany. qatar is. very important country here because it is notjust a transit point in terms of where the afghans are being airlifted to, but also the headquarters of the taliban. that is really giving interviews for the bbc and that's where he is speaking from. the idea is that there will be some sort of diplomatic conversation in germany and i stress that he would not be meeting the taliban at all and qatar. but in germany, there will be a meeting with 20 other countries and they'll have a stake in relocating and resettling afghans but the question is, what to do about the taliban and how they recognise the taliban and in america, politically, you have two arguments. 0n america, politically, you have two arguments. on one hand, there are those who save the taliban is a repressive group. these are the bad guys that we got rid of in 2001. there are not trustworthy, giving them aid or even creating any diplomatic ties, strength

reporters in the region, in qatar, standing by live. good morning, i'm hallie jackson in washington, as we juggle these two big stories as we come on the air. mike memoli is at the white house. medical contributor dr. kavita patel, who served as health policy adviser during the obama administration. mike, couple of things we're learning about that the president is expected to unveil tonight. mandatory vaccination move for federal workers, that is significant.

the face that they have shown in qatar is different from what they l in qatar is different from whatave shown in afghanistan itself. we have seen the taliban's spokespersons in delhi say what western audiences want to hear, but then those promises, those commitments, they never get around to them plummeting them on the ground, so if past pattern is any prediction of future, i would not expect much in terms of deliverable promises from the taliban and doha —— implementing them on the ground. nathan sales, thank you forjoining us on newsday. don't forget, you can get more on the situation in afghanistan from our website, where there is a live page that will keep you up to date. do log on... let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the uk government is expected to announce its long—awaited plan for social care and the national health service in england tomorrow. the prime minister is under growing pressure over how it's to be paid for. critics say any rise in national insurance levy would disproportionately affect those on lower wages. official figures show t

, and qatar's foreign minister was optimistic.dentify what are the gaps and the risks for having the airport back up and running. but we will remain hopeful that we will be able to operate it as soon as possible. the foreign secretary said britain would not formally recognise the new taliban government, but it did want what he called "direct engagement". that's already begun here in the qatari capital of doha, where the taliban have a political office, and where the british embassy to afghanistan will now be based. a senior british official, sir simon gass, has held talks with taliban officials here and will brief the foreign secretary on their outcome. 0n the next step of a tour that critics say has come far too late, mr raab will head for pakistan. his aim, he said, was to form an alliance of nations, to exert maximum moderating influence on the taliban. james landale, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. is there a shift at all in the way the uk government is talking about taliban or having to

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today, in the gulf state of qatar, the bbc asked the foreign secretary about the contractors.y need help. we will not be recognising the taliban any time in the foreseeable future, but i think there is an important scope for engagement and dialogue, and to test the intentions, and indeed the assurances that have already been made by the taliban. safe passage out of afghanistan for, and i am afraid to my friend from the bbc i didn't mention it, but to those afghan workers or contractors who are eligible and still want to come do the uk, or indeed other countries. here's a battle at home. brave women take to the streets in the western city of herat. "don't be scared, we are all together", is their rallying cry. worried the taliban will stop them from working or studying, as they did before. maryam has moved from one safe house to the next, ever since the taliban swept into kabul. she had been working on issues like gender and human rights. the taliban told her "don't come to the office, for now." many fear they will never be allowed to go back. as a human, it is my right to get

, and therefore qatar is nowjumping in and are helping.drivers of the pulley they want a good travels of this track has been built in 2,000 and mainly used for motor gps you said and there has not been resurfacing since then to the grip could be good. but if the track is good for formula one, it's pretty flat, that remains to be seen. the first turn right—hander could be a bit over taking spot and then we will see how the race could develop over approximately i think 57 laps and it is going to be a night race which is always interesting. we had rain — by rain at the beginning of the season and then qatar and saudi arabia new track this year and abu dhabi is a final race of it is definitely moving into the middle east in on the other hand we now have two races in the us next year, so that is another move. it's very interesting because the old european tracks are now fearing that they might not be in the calendar any more and we talked recently about germany not having any grand prix next year. the germans are very anxious about having a gra

people on a rolling basis, more than 65,000 afghans and others have transited through the gulf, with qatar being the largest evacuation site. and our temporary transit locations and joint bases in europe have accepted 28,000 people on a rolling basis. i think it is 10 locations overseas for processing. each transit center offers humanitarian support, including meals, medical care, other necessities. our diplomats work there hand in hand with service members from all of the other agencies who are working around-the-clock, first to get american citizens home, and then to run biometric and biographic screening on the afghan evacuees before they are brought to the united states. we are in a mostly grateful to the huge network of countries that have provided critical assistance for our evacuation efforts, partners and allies -- bahrain, denmark, finland, france, germany, georgia, italy kosovo, kuwait, pakistan, spain, and others who have helped transit americans and others to safety. our close coordination with our allies and partners remains critical both on evacuation and relocation, but as w

we talked about qatar before.t despite complications in that relationship, the largest u.s. air base in the middle east and the most strategic without a doubt. in qatar. >> still ahead on "morning joe," senate majority leader chuck schumer said democrats are moving full speed ahead on a $3.5 trillion spending package despite party infighting over the price tag. >>> plus, senator angus king recently recovered from a break through case of coronavirus. he says having a vaccine saved his life. the senator joins us next. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. u're watchi" we'll be right back. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a new dawn... ♪ if you've been taking copd sitting down, it's time to make a stand. start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd medicine has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. with three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy helps people breathe easier and improves lung function. it als

dominic raab was in qatar last week. this _ they can. dominic raab was in qatar last week.as in qatar last week. this flight i _ they can. dominic raab was in qatar last week. this flight i understand . last week. this flight i understand was discussed at that point, and that was a moment when the british government said we would hugely appreciate some seats on that particular flight. appreciate some seats on that particularflight. but again appreciate some seats on that particular flight. but again there are other airlines now that will start flying out in the coming days. everything depends once again, though, on who is actually allowed to get to the airport in the first place. some it is only days before this is seen as a great moment of hope for those still wishing to leave kabul.— hope for those still wishing to leave kabul. , ., , ., leave kabul. 0k, james, many thanks indeed. the latest nhs figures for england show the number of patients waiting for routine operations has hit another record high. 5.6 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end ofjuly. t

reporters in the region, in qatar, standing by live. good morning, i'm hallie jackson in washington, as we juggle these two big stories as we come on the air. mike memoli is at the white house. medical contributor dr. kavita patel, who served as health policy adviser during the obama administration. mike, couple of things we're learning about that the president is expected to unveil tonight. mandatory vaccination move for federal workers, that is significant. and this call for schools to implement regular testing. talk us through what you're hearing from sources. >> reporter: hallie, obviously, this is shaping up to be a pretty significant speech from the president after a summer in which he had hoped we would be looking at the downslope of the covid-19 pandemic and focus on other issues, but instead the delta variant changed those plans. white house officials are casting this speech as sort of everything they've been trying to do, but bigger and bolder. one of those specifically already has to do with something the president himself di

he is meeting many of the afghan evacuees, who are still on the ground here in qatar. these exceptionally brave afghan women taking to the streets in afghanistan, demanding that their new taliban rulers respect their rights. but as you said, one of those protests turned violent in kabul yesterday. taliban special forces near the presidential palace fired their guns in the air, shooting tear gas at these women. in some cases, using rifle butts to beat them. i want you to take a listen to a woman. she explains why she felt it was so important to be at this protest, despite knowing the risks, take a listen. >> i'm the voice of the women who were never able to speak to anyone. i came outside to talk with the taliban, and to help women who did not go to work or school, and i want to be the voice of them. >> now, secretary of state blinken is not expected to talk directly with the taliban while he is on this trip to the region. the u.s. embassy in kabul, which relocated here is keeping lines of communications open, one of the top issues is getting kabul international airport

we knew that experts from qatar were in afghanistan to help get the airport up and running.h more, ours south asia correspondent. >> the special envoy said in a press conferenc at the kabul airport today that the airport is fully up and running. they are also expecting one more similar flight to take off tomorrow as well, to be operated tomoow as well. there is still no clarity on when regularly scheduled commercial flights will be able to land in kabul airport and take off. one of the key considerations for commercial airlines will be the security of the kabul rport. so far, what we have heard from qatar is there are negotiations going on between them and the taliban about who will handle security at the airport. as of now, it does not seem to have been finalized. that is one of reasons why we are not yet seeing it properly opened for commercial airlines. obviously, great news for evacuations, once the airport is properly opened, but also for humanitarian aid coming in which is much needed in afghanistan right now. ross: journalists in afghanistan say they have been beaten,

>> i spoke today with qatar's foreign minister they broke out in cheers in qatar's operations centeratched that plane take off. on board about 112 souls including dozens of americans as well as citizens from the u.k., canada, germany and ukraine. this was no small fete, shep when the u.s. pulled out at the end of august destroying much of its equipment on the way out it left a pile of rubble. qatar ri technical teams have been on the ground for days trying to get the airport back to functioning status. they can get flights out in the daytime. it will be a while until the airport is back to full capacity now the u.s. government has been helping facilitate these flights from afar. this is a qatar ri operation at this point the u.s. has no diplomats. it's unclear to get out. we're putting the number at below 100. they believe the biden administration is under counting the number and could often perfect rated an extra day >> i'm trying desperately to get out. shep >> josh letter man, thank you so much >>> the summer was hot i don't have to tell you that. now scientists at noaa have figur

us secretary of state, antony blinken, is scheduled to travel to qatar and germany for talks on the afghanistanps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers which has disrupted supplies. wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800 metres, the first of three titles for team gb on day 11 in tokyo. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk's four chief medical officers are expected to decide within days whether to recommend vaccinating healthy children against coronavirus. yesterday the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which advises the uk government, decided against recommending the jabs for 12 to 15—year—olds, saying the health benefits were marginal. it's believed the government think there's a strong case for going ahead. here's our health correspondent catherine burns. america has been doing it since may. more than 10 million 12— to 15—year—olds there have had a covid vaccine. other countries are, too, including canada, brazil, france, the netherlands, italy — but not the uk

don't think the americans know the extent qatar has been helping.been pretty extensive your role in that. >> well, actually, bret, what happened since the fall of kabul, i think it's the largest evacuation operation in history. 120,000 being evacuated during the period where u.s. troops were there in afghanistan. 60,000 of them they went another small operation which was totally led by qatar. we have been helping and supporting the refugees who have been [inaudible] qatar offering them flights medical care if needed. even for people who needed vaccination they have been vaccinated. >> bret: went to the extent of your ambassador was driving americans past taliban checkpoints to get them to the airport. you think this is going to continue and how many evacuees do you have in doha? >> some foreign nationals who are not deciding yet to leave and we are still-i there is a lack of clarity when they are going to make their decision. what we have been trying to find a way an arrangement with taliban getting those chopper flights out with the foreign nationa

he'll begin a regional tour in qatar, where he'll hold talks with the emir and the country's foreignban to reopen kabul airport and provide a route out for british nationals and afghans wishing to leave. the gulf state has close links to the taliban, which has a political office there, and has already begun discussions about how best to ensure security at the airport. we do need to be able to send clear and direct signals. we've done that for some time via their political commission which has been based in doha. we now have simon gass, the prime minister's special envoy in the region, to ensure that we can do that. we want to have as much continuity in our diplomatic presence as possible. that official, simon gass, has been meeting senior taliban leaders in qatar this week, and he will brief the foreign secretary on the outcome of those talks. with many afghans wishing to leave, mr raab will also hold talks in the region over how best to ensure safe passage through land borders such as pakistan, which is where he'll head to next on his tour. james landale, bbc news. the headlines on

, and qatar's foreign minister was optimistic.y what are the gaps and the risks for having the airport back up and running. but we will remain hopeful that we will be able to operate it as soon as possible. the foreign secretary said britain would not formally recognise the new taliban government, but it did want what he called "direct engagement". that's already begun here in the qatari capital of doha, where the taliban have a political office, and where the british embassy to afghanistan will now be based. a senior british official, sir simon gass, has held talks with taliban officials here and will brief the foreign secretary on their outcome. 0n the next step of a tour that critics say has come far too late, mr raab will head for pakistan. his aim, he said, was to form an alliance of nations, to exert maximum moderating influence on the taliban. james landale, bbc news. the foreign secretary spoke to the media following those talks, and gave more detail on how he plans to secure safe passage for those still trying to leave af

trey yingst is live from doha, qatar. >> reporter: good afternoon.domestic flights have started in afghanistan as the turks and qataris work around the clock to try to get the kabul airport operational again. there are ongoing negotiations to determine who will run the airport and for how long they'll do it, but qatari sources do say the focus over the coming weeks will be on evacuation and humanitarian aid. >> this was our first time. yesterday we went to iraq to spend the night down there, then we took the passengers to kandahar, and from kandahar we traveled to kabul. >> reporter: this comes as the taliban works to get civil situations up and running -- services up and running. the afghan capital shows lines at a number of banks while reports indicate a number of facilities have have closed. the u.s. is slated to discuss issues afghanistan faces. meanwhile, fighting continues as the taliban tries to take the final pocket of land held by resistance fighters. a spokesman said the taliban made some gains into their territory but were pushed back. and

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is supposed to be another qatar flight to leave tomorrow. they have been a crucial partner for us. that finally shows that the taliban whether it is in indirect communication with us through qatar or some direct contact does respond to pressure. the insistance that the dual nationals of americans has been coming from secretary blinken and others, the taliban seems to be responding, and they understand that they have to be careful about what they are doing internationally, and they said much the same thing to the u.n. special enjoy martin griffiths who is telling them that they have to allow the international aid workers to operate in afghanistan if they are hoping to get any help. >> i wanted to ask you about the political implications of all of this at home, because this is a moment of vindication it appears for the biden administration, and earlier this week, you wrote that president biden needs a new beginning after a particularly bad august. when it comes to afghanistan, what does a new beginning look like for the president? >> well, you could argue it looks a little bit like t

qatar has been a key player here and will continue to be a key player.nd running to some degree with some domestic flights. there are a lot of technical issues. it's been largely inoperable. it's because of qatar officials who are there getting up and running. for the u.s. side, blinken's visit, this is one of the conduits they use to talk directly to afghanistan and to the taliban leadership. it's going to go through qatar because, remember, this is not just about what the future of afghanistan looks like, which is largely up in the air and there is fear and anticipation of what this new government will look like, how it will govern as fighting continues. this is about what it looks like, with regional partners in the area. iran is high on the list. what this means for the central asian states that are also now playing a role in this u.s. evacuation effort and accepting afghan refugees as they pass through. qatar will be one of those main places. that has been the locus of negotiations previously. it will continue to be a key player moving forward. >> a

reaching qatar next year does not feel maybe quite so far away after all. ben croucher, bbc news.n their first return to wembley since the euros final. they were comfortable 4—0 winners over andorra. gareth southgates side stay top of the group thanks to goals from jesse lingaard who opened the scoring in the first half. they added a second after the break, captain harry kane coming on as a substitute to score from the penalty spot. lingaard then got his second of the match, an excellent effort from the edge of the box. before bukayo saka marked his birthday with a head

. >> let's bring in the professor of -- at the university of qatar.this be a consult -- consolidation of power by sayyid? >> to make a quick comment from what i have heard from my colleagues in tunisia, certainly the issue is much bigger in my view than a nata itself. it has its own problems in terms of governing from within and being in the government for the last 10 years or whatever, although the direct impact on the government was little. the fact that over 100 members resigned two days ago is a real issue but my opinion is no other political party running big government in tunisia during the democratic opposition would have found it easy to succeed in leading tunisia to proper democracy. i think that forces in and out of the country are humongous and this is why, for example, one was challenged very much. and the government afterwards. and then you have successive governments for the last 10 years have found it tough to implement the vision they wanted. interference of some external powers is very well-known. external funding is very well known.

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the foreign secretary speaking in qatar.to block a law banning most abortions in texas. the law, which came into force on tuesday, makes it illegal to terminate pregnancies after six weeks, even in cases of rape or incest. it's the most dramatic restriction so far to the roe versus wade judgment of 1973, which legalised abortion across the united states. 0ur correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, has more. this texas law basically allows any individual to sue those who help a women get an abortion. now, the supreme court was asked by pro—abortion rights groups and providers to block this law. but in a ruling, that was dominated by a mainly conservative bench, they voted to keep it in place. the bench did not comment on the constitutionality of this law, which basically leaves it is open to potentially be appealed. experts are worried that other states could bring in similar laws which would eliminate the guarantee of roe v wade, which is of course the landmark ruling which legalised abortion across america in 1973. it is

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qatar airways flew more than a hundred foreign nationals from kabul to doha. to 30 americans. a spokesperson for the us national security council said the taliban had been flexible, businesslike and professional in facilitating the departure of american citizens. hundreds of foreign nationals are thought to be stranded in afghanistan since taliban seized power last month. here's what white house press secratary, jen psaki, said about the the taliban's cooperation with the evacuation. we just had a plane landed in qatar that is evidence that we are working to co—ordinate to get american citizens, to get afghan partners and to get legal permanent residents out, and we're hopeful and working to ensure there are additional flights. meanwhile, journalists in afghanistan say they've been beaten, detained and flogged by the taliban when covering protests. i should warn you the pictures we're about to show are distressing. this is neamatullah naqdi and taqi daryabi. they had been covering a women's protest in kabul on wednesday when they were taken to a police station

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cnn says there's 100 people on board and they landed in qatar this afternoon.obertson was able to get into kabul and joins us live from afghanistan. nic, these people were specially cleared by the taliban to leave? >> reporter: yeah. what's really interesting about what we've seen today, jake, is that qatari officials have praised the taliban and are trying to encourage them. everything that the taliban has been doing. it's been slow and wrong-footing the international community. it's not going down well and i think the qataris are really keen to burnish whatever bit of the taliban image that they can do to make them look a little better so, yes, this is expected to be the first of more of these types of flights, of course. the key question will the taliban let those afghans go who worked for the united states and other countries even if not all their paperwork is squared away yet? will they let them get on the flights? i think that's what a lot of countries are looking at right now, jake. >> nic, tell us about getting into kabul. how difficult was it? >> it's

>> thanks, trey, in doha, qatar. here now mark wayne mullen who has been working with a group of veterans to try to rescue americans, which they have done successfully to the family that we just showed you. congressman, thanks for being here. it struck me when i heard that comment by the secretary of state. you know, once again, the white house is getting a question on this right now. let's come back to you. >> the taliban is not permitting charter flights to leave. what is your understanding of the hold-up and if the taliban is preventing them what levers do you have right now? >> there's a couple pieces that are true here. one is that we're continuing to press the taliban, the secretary of state is, to do more, to abide by allowing american citizens, individuals with -- who are legal permanent residents and individuals with proper documentation to depart the country. it is also true that we don't have a role in preventing flights from taking off. we're not on the ground. that is not something that the u.s. governme

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can now influence afghanistan, via now i like tar -- like qatar?e qatari's are an important intermediary. they have a good relatnship with the u.s. and have an office in doha which they have had for several years. no country did more, mr. blinken said, to help with the evacuation. that is where americans will continue to keep the pathway to afghanistan open, keep working to get allies t of the country. that will be the focus more than trying to use cutter to -- qatar to shape the situation in afghanistan at the moment. laura: now that the u.s. and its allies have left afghanistan, the role of the united nations has become crucial. the international organization is still operating there, and the taliban is relying on the u.n. for much needed humanitarian aid. the u.n. secretary general explained why he thinks the u.n. may be able to influence the taliban. >> secretary-general, now that the united states has withdrawn from afghanistan, the u.n. is warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. what are you most worried about? >> i am terribly worried

president biden, secretaries of state and defense are heading for qatar is qatary and turkish team helpore operations at the kabul airport. united nations says this is crucial to providing the country with humanitarian assistance. trey yingst live in duha, trey, what's the latest there? trey: mike, good afternoon, domestic flights have started in afghanistan as the qatarys and turks works to reopen kabul's airport and get it operational as soon as possible. we do know that there are ongoing negotiations and discussions about who exactly will run the airport and how long they will do that for but qatar sources say the focus over the coming weeks will be on e vicuations and humanitarian aid. >> this was our first flight. yesterday we went to iraq and spent the night down there. then we took the passengers and we traveled to kabul. trey: this comes as the taliban works to get civil services working in islamic system. the video in afghan capital number of banks while other facilities have closed. the united nations is scheduled to hold an international aid conference on september 13th to di

you no we have diplomatic relations going through doha, qatar.s is a position the biden administration has chosen. it's tragic and irresponsible. griff: you may have seen the interview with jennifer griffin with general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs. in the interview, he said we can expect a reasonable expectation of al-qaida reconstituting amid some disorder, a possible civil war. have we not thought this clearly through? >> well, it sure seems that way or at least they're finally being slightly honest with the american people. look, we knew that this would collapse and they had cables saying so that it would happen within hours of leaving. but they weren't honest with us and they weren't honest with themselves and now it's a position of american weakness and that's never good for us and it's never good for the world. the world is a safer place when american is strong and that's certainly not what biden is doing right now. griff: are aware of any over-the-horizon capabilities? there has been much discussion but as you pointed out

a senior representative in qatar told the bbc an announcement on a new government is expected in theday or two. in new government is expected in the next day or tw— new government is expected in the next day or two. in every department ofthe next day or two. in every department of the government, _ next day or two. in every department of the government, almost _ next day or two. in every department of the government, almost half- next day or two. in every department of the government, almost half of. of the government, almost half of the workers are women, so they can come back to work and continue but may be in this new government which has been announced, in the top posts, the cabinet, there may not be women. iii posts, the cabinet, there may not be women. ., ., . ., women. if women are excluded from to roles women. if women are excluded from tap roles there _ women. if women are excluded from top roles there is _ women. if women are excluded from top roles there is concern _ women. if women are excluded from top roles there is concern that - top roles there is concern that decades

this comes after tense negotiations behind the scenes between the taliban, qatar and turkey.bstacles to having the taliban in control of entry points and the terminals. according to "the wall street journal," americans who are stuck in the northern city of mazar-e-sharif were told to come to the afghan capital of kabul today. it's unclear though how many people made that journey to this flight that ended up in doha. protests continue in cities across afghanistan. out of kabul yesterday, disturbing images of taliban fighters hitting journalists and womenur who were simply trying o protest. it gives you a sense of what the demonstrators and civilians are now dealing with on the ground with the taliban in control. liz? elizabeth: trey yingst, thank you so much. joining us now, senator marsha a blackburn, senate armed services. those images are really graphic streaming out on the internet. the president's approval ratings have collapsed to 39%, that's according to an economist/u-gov poll. democrats don't approve of what the president is doing. so we don't know how many americans

sam kylie is in qatar.ercial one, not an evacuation flight. what's the significance? >> reporter: i think they're trying to drive home the idea and it's been reinforced by the qatar foreign minister in pakistan on a visit to pakistan a few hours ago, he was thanking the taliban for having got the airport up and running and for allowing this commercial flight to take part. in other words, in a sense, rewarding the taliban for their cooperation. it's something the qatar ris have worked extremely hard onto get the airport working again and to get more foreign nationals and ultimately perhaps also afghans that want to leave out of the country. the 113 were brits, americans, canadians, ukrainians and germans on the flight. we're not sure of the nationality breakdown. but this represents a significant step forward, really, in the management, if you like, of the taliban, particularly through the qataris who have the best diplomatic rutte into the upper echelons of the taliban. >> do we know, sam, if there are stil

trey yingst is in qatar with more. trey.r: liz, we have some positive news. 113 foreign citizens landing here in doha today after escaping afghanistan. on board that flight were american, canadian, ukrainian, german and british citizens. the passengers landing in qatar after a treacherous journey to get to the airport. sources tell fox news that the qataris helped create a safety corridor to get people out of the country. reports indicate the hamid karzai international airport could be operation ral for international air flights in couple days. this with intense negotiations between taliban, qatar and turkey. sours say the major issue is security. the taliban doesn't want any foreign security at the airport. there are major obstacles to have the taliban in control of entry points in the terminals. according to "wall street journal" americans stuck in the northern city of mazar-i-sharif were told to come to the afghan capital of kabul. unclear how many people made the journey to the flight that ended up in doha. protests cont

. >>> overseas defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to arrive in qatar any minute.state blinken also on the way there. why? said to intensify the diplomatic mission, as the taliban is out with a new claim, saying they captured the last free province. resistance forces say that's not true. they say they're continuing to fight. the white house pushes back against comments from congressman michael mccaul who said airplanes with americans on them are being held hostage. one official says the government is not aware of any situation like he described and has not confirmed any americans are trying to leave from that particular airport. with me, the defense reporter for politico, foreign correspondent molly hunter in islamabad. the white house says they haven't confirmed what he is talking about. what is that doing to the ability to gather or share intel, what are you hearing from sources as far as where that goes? >> reporter: well, it is really a troubling situation. there are around a thousand at risk afghans and american citizens stuck in the northern city in afghanist

no country has done more than qatar. more than 58,000 people have transited through them.ill come to them with compassion and generosity. -- you welcomed them with compassion and generosity. >> both men met with the minister of state of qatar. during a joint press conference, blinken push the taliban to sit by his promises that people can leave afghanistan if they want to. >> we are engaging as we speak to resolve these issues and hold the taliban to its pledge to let people with travel documents including american citizens, elitist part -- freely depart afghanistan. we are focused on what they do, not just what they say. >> another important topic, how qatari teams are working the airport. >> we have fixed a lot of the elements which are over there and we are about to get everything in operation very soon. we did not reach an agreement on the way how to manage or run the airport. we are continuing humanitarian support and we are chartering almost on a daily basis flights with humanitarian aid. >> lincoln and austin are the most senior officials to revisit the cost -- weat

so this is where the rivalry between saudi arabia and qatar and iran can be considered in the context of afghanistan. dr. weinbaum: very quick response if i may. it if i may, over the course of the last few years, basically the iranians'method of operating, a big question, but i will put it like this, we talk -- talked to the west on the nuclear issue in one framework and we talk about every thing -- talk about everything else separately. so we will ride the region. they don't want to talk about missiles or what iran is doing with their proxies. iran it fears that it will end up having to be asked to be more concessions and that nuclear concessions could broaden to include nonnuclear concessions. a third path forward exists which is to say let's talk about regional files where it is a lack of interest and afghanistan certainly would be one of those spots. it should have a major interest on the part of the europeans to be involved. yet europeans, which over the course of the last 7, 8, 9 months have followed the lead by president biden and it will continue to do that on the nuclear wat

raf sanchez in doha, qatar and admiral stavridis.t to play what we heard from the secretary today and he was there with secretary of defense lloyd austin with the situation at mazar-e-sharif at the airport during a press conference in doha today. >> one of the challenges has been that, as we understand it, there are groups of people who are grouped together some of whom have the appropriate travel document, an american passport, a green card, a visa and others do not, and it's my understanding that the taliban has not denied exit to expect holding a valid document, but they have said that those without valid documents at this point can't leave, but because all of these people are grouped together, that's meant that flights have not been allowed to go. >> now, raf, one of the confusions and clarifications is that the state department has to tell the taliban who is there and whether they are valid, certified without their documents because a lot of these people don't have documents. many documents of afghans and americans are trying to

instead we have to rely on the generous partners like qatar. the way this evacuation was conducted i cannot blame them. for years despite strains in our relations with europe and other allies, everyone knew that the united states was the competent and capable partner. they trusted us to be the steady hand at the wheel that they could navigate out of any difficult situation. that confident has been shattered. now across the globallys doubt our resolve and our competitors like china and russia see weakness and think they could exploit the situation. the biden administration alone is responsible for this debacle and its consequences. going forward the challenges become even harder to resolve. u.s. actions must rebuild our credibility and re-establish deterrence. the u.s. will need more proactive policies and security around the globe to discourage our competitors. over the weekend we marked the 20th anniversary of september 11th but we have yet to receive detailed about how the administrations so-called over the horizon counter-terrorism plan will