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it's referring to ramstein. and you mentioned the iran, i mean, the scientists obviously being assassinated by israel. and the biggest sales of course occur, i think the 2nd biggest exposure of weapons to israelis, germany agular merkel, visiting their, she rescheduled, she wants to visit israel is a big final trip in a couple of weeks. you were, you were, you are aware of the special relationship between israel in germany. and there is to a special relationship, even between russia and israel. please don't forget who is reassuring is, was in the existence of the one in the us and russia peace. ambassador, i'll stop you there more from germany's for the representatives and they do up to this break as well as a look at the history and future of european capital berlin. ah . you know, life, it's diverse. that's what makes it interesting. when you have a monoculture, it's dangerously monochromatic. like when you have only one strain, a banana and a banana gets sick. and now there's no more bananas because there's n

they say from ramstein, it's all top secret. maybe joe biden killed those 7 children in afghanistan as they were defeated in galveston. and the intelligence was being collected in germany. you're going to keep ramsey in bass. yes, it's a part of a drum reassurance policy since 949, please. don't forget this. and therefore for the drums, ivr for let's say, center left or center, right. still view relationship review as is of crucial importance and remains. but this does not prevent germany from reflecting on areas veil to, let's say perhaps to coordinate. busy or to concentrate policies with us, but there were have, let's say they would follow another line when v us, what difference does your vision of a new world, the perceived by european nato members? what, what difference can they make? if not only the drone strikes being arranged in germany, but germany is a massive seller of weapons to the war on yemen. the world's largest humanitarian crisis in 201-9198 arms exports approved. 257000000. i'm going to merkel has been spearhe

there is no change. ramstein base will still be there. the same pro nato policies pro washington policies on the middle east will be in return in the drone strikes will continue. there will still be the idea that shine, there is the enemy there will still be, i don't know, support for the as off battalion in the ukraine, there's no change. and at the same time there needs to be change. how are you keeping these 2 ideas in your head at the same time? no, i think think i regret you a bit too much simplify. and there are discussions among allies and europeans about variety strategy towards russia to vote view crane. and there's a lot if you come and view and view crane, but should, as the americans asked, years ago, should joy know to know there's no agreement among the europeans. and i think who has been stopping this hone it was and get america by the way. and when you look at israel, well, drums have a certain responsibility, but on we are very well of parties involved with, let's say, behaving in a way that is, let's say, not really, let

people may have relatives in germany and it is not the case that we i think that the situation in ramstein will continue the way it is for a month. the way people work here, we believe that the process will take a few more weeks. so this is a manageable situation, but the legal basis is, as it is and it will apply and will continue to apply this place. now those who have will receive a righteous stay in germany. that is, of course, true for german nationals, for local staff. and for very well in the role groups, we have pointed out that when it comes to local stuff, it could be up to 40000 people. but that does not mean that there will be 40000 people because these people need to register as vulnerable groups as people in danger. and not all local staff we had have done. so over the period of time we have set out. and this is the number that exists and that could be arranged when get home without being able to say whether it really will be 40000 people and then it could be 40000 people. thank you all. alright he just been listening there to a joint news conference between us sec to stay an

troops at ramstein built a makeshift tsa, anyone flagged for drug or terror ties, anyone on a u.s. the u.s. military base in kosovo where they can be held for up to a year out of 30,000 evacuee as few hundred flagged at ramstein most had some connection to helping the u.s. and afghanistan. like this youngs boy abdullah whose father worked for the u.s. drug enforcement agency. his father is already in the u.s. >> tell me how you got out. >> my father wage waj wang wage inside the airport. >> he was inside. >> yeah. that's why we can't get until to the airport and we are now here. >> many have been guards at the u.s. embassy or worked for various u.s. government entities. some were among the 600 afghan special forces who helped guard the kabul airport in those final days. including this interpreter. >> i feel very happy where we're safe right now. >> this brother and sister were students, one has a full ride to the university of kentucky, louisville. this 21-year-old student from american university of kabul was pulled into the airport by a u.s. marine. >> it was so difficult to leav

>> jon, it's midnight here at ramstein.pent the day with general milley, as he thanked the troops who built the massive evacuation processing center on the runways here behind me and thanked and greeted afghans and translators including his own translator, a translator who worked for him 17 years ago, who he hadn't seen since then who caught one of the last flights out of kabul. >> you saw some of the security measures being taken today. are you comfortable that enough vetting is being done here before these evacuees are brought to the u.s.? >> i am. i talked to the customs and border patrol. i talked to the fbi that was here, the dhs folks that were here, along with other agencies here, state department, i know a lot of people have different roles. i talked to the security folks. what they are doing as people come in, they are getting their names registered, doing the biometrics, check their iris's, do fingerprints, take a full facial photo. they run that against the 20 years of databases that we have in the interagency. r

ramstein air force base for asylum if they have family members in germany or if they don't and is this issue hurting us german relations as, as the 2 countries try to rebuild relations in the, by the ministration. and for you, mister secretary of state, i wanted to ask, specifically, you mentioned the taliban government? i wanted to ask specifically about sir roger in her connie, whose interior minister one of the f. b. i currently on the other side of the law. enough, dennison, as interior minister will the u. s. continue to, to pursue him. and, you know, since he's interior minister, is he the kind of person you can work with to get these charter flights out of afghanistan? what specifically is the u. s. has any issues remaining with the charter flights or is it only the taliban which is allowing them to depart? not allowing them to depart. thank you. this is basically it as a service trail that people have asked asylum. but let me say that this is less than one percent of the people who have been transferred here. we're working with our american partners. we work together very close

in ramstein, i toured where afghanis are being processed before moving on to their destinations.e at home, i spent time at the dulles expo center where more than 4500 afghans have been processed after arriving in the united states. it is remarkable. remarkable to see what our diplomats and employees and other civilians have been able to do in a key time. they have no need. they are arranging health care and including the delivery of babies and reuniting separated families and caring for unaccompanied minors. it is extraordinary interagency effort, and it is matched with the skill and compassionf our dedicated people. you should be proud of what they are doing. as we have done throughout the history, and americans are now welcoming afghans into our communities as they start their life. that is something to be proud of. thank you for listening, and with that, mr. chairma and ranking member mccaul, i look forward to the questions. >> thank you, mr. blinken, for your testimony. i recognize the members for five minutes, and pursuant to house rules, all time yielded is for the purposes

the way the process works, at ramstein, the way it works at roda is during that initial in-screening process, if an individual pops red, we calmly take them out of the normal processing line and put them in a different location so that we can have some isolation and have a little bit of extra time to make sure that everybody is safe and secure as possible. lita, that's a big be end or a little map description. it's a lot more complicated than that. we refined this process over the last ten days. as you can well imagine, if we wind up in situations that we're backed up with evacuees at certain locations, if the screening process is too exorbitant, too slow, we can wind up having serious problems. when we initially started operations in europe, our average wait time in the processing line put us in a position where we could process about 60 folks per hour. today we possess the capability to process 250 folks per hour and that has a lot to do with the improvement in the software with respect to our biometric machines, communicating with our bio graphical machines. i hope this helps. >>

general milley as he thanked the troops who set up the massive evacuation processing centers at ramsteinere on the tarmac behind me and as he greeted afghans, many of them s i v s, like the one who served as his own translator 17 years ago who he hadn't seen since then, who caught one of the last flights out of kabul. is the us safer today since the u. s has withdrawn from afghanistan? well you know, this is something that i've thought a lot about. and i personally think that my military estimate is that the conditions are, uh, likely to develop, uh of a civil war. i don't know if the taliban is going to able to consolidate power and established governance. they maybe maybe not. but i think there's at least a very good probability of a broader civil war and that will then in turn lead to conditions that could in fact, lead to a reconstitution of al qaeda or growth of isis or other myriad of terrorist groups. so i think the short answer to your question is we don't know yet, but the conditions are very likely in my opinion that and i've testified this and i've said it in public that you c

on the ground at this moment, we have 12,000 afghan evacuees at ramstein airbase in germany. 5000 evacuees and ordinance barracks in germany, 4500 evacuees at naval air station signaling, italy and 1000 800 afghan these in spain. since friday the 20th of august when the operation started, we have been able to process and have 16,000 afghan evacuees depart from europe to the continental u.s.. 14,005 hundred of those came from ram stein airbase, 15 from italy, and proximally 500 from road airbase in spain. the reason i mention this evacuation is because it is intense. we anticipate more intensity in the future and the mission must go on. aside from the evacuee operation we are working, we bear the response ability to provide sovereignty for european nations as well as nato. we have been able to continue those operations and investments and today, the regent remains secure and conditions are normal. the entire time it would rather response ability to ensure we promote the safety and security for all involved. evacuees and volunteers across europe, and other great warriors . i will wrap up wit

almost all of them have now been moved on to places like ramstein.hind people wanting to leave remains as do large numbers of people with special immigrant visas. the u.s. state department still trying to work out how many people that might be that still want to get out of afghanistan. all this coming at a time when the taliban have shown no interest in the sort of messaging that they have been getting, particularly here from the qatari government to moderate their attitude and be inclusive in their government. there has been the international horror really at the makeup of this new government, including an expression coming from mr. blinken himself. this is what he said. >> yesterday the taliban named a new interim government. we're assessing the announcement, but despite professing that a new government would be inclusive, the announced list of names consists exclusively of members who are members of the taliban or their close associates and no women. the taliban seek international legitimacy and support. any legitimacy, any support will have to be

meanwhile, anthony blinken announcing he will visit qatar and ramstein air base in germany.et to fly out this week. >>> the qanon shaman who had face paint, and wielding a spear has pled guilty. its with part of a deal. the shaman struck with federal prosecutors. it's a charge with up to 20 years in prison. but under sentencing guidelines, he is likely facing 3 1/2 to 4 years behind bars. >>> apple is putting a hold on plans to launch a new tool to combat child exploitation online they will take more time to work on a new system after getting feedback from customers advocacy groups and customers they faced backlash of privacy concerns apple had planned to scan phones in the united states for images of child sex abuse a human would then review the images if confirmed, the company would disable the user's account and flag it to the national center for missing and exploited children no word on how long app ll belay its release. >>> three minutes doesn't seem like a long time when it comes to being late. but in the case of one paralympic athlete, it cost him big time. >>> and th

from there, we are heading to ram sign airbase -- ramstein airbase where i will meet with afghans awaiting transportation and the south helping them. we will hold a ministerial meeting afghanistan with other partners, including over 20 countries that have a stake in helping to relocate and resettle afghans and in holding the taliban to their commitments. we continue to maintain channels of communication with the taliban on issues important to us, starting with a commitment to let people leave afghanistan, should they choose to do so. we are working closely with our partners, and cutter in turkey -- in qatar and turkey to get the airport up and running as quickly as possible. we have issued specific licenses to allow grant recipients at two continue to provide critical and life-saving humanitarian aid to the people of afghanistan, despite sanctions on the taliban. consistent with our sanctions, this aid will not put through the government, but through independent organizations. we've heard from many private companies, ngos, foundations, looking to help welcome afghans arriving in the united

mike e mike you were at ramstein last weekend helping with the effort there is in germany.nored to be on base serving with military folks. i've got to tell you, mike, they're the backbone of the operation overseas. i was just so honored to be there and to see the families. i saw so many children, and initially they got off and were a little apprehensionive, and -- apprehensive, and i came back the next day and they were playing with toys and drawing pictures alongside one another. it was a beautiful thing to see. mike: and for folks at home inspired by the great work you're doing, we've had at the bottom of the screen how they can help from home, red cross.org/volunteer. and just go to the red cross web site, you can donate your time, your efforts, your resources to help the mission along the way. emily osment, god bless you and the great folks at the american red cross. >> thank you so much. mike: big day at the international space station as astronauts participate in a six-and-a-half hour space walk. what they're working on, next. ♪ ♪ and our customers rated us #1 for net

trying to prevent afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism has failed >> reporter: at ramstein today, secretary of state blinken saying the u.s. relationship with the taliban will depend on their actions, but he was challenged by an afghan journalist. >> journalists are beaten, women protesters on the streets are beaten what else do you want to see planning for another 9/11 >> we will see by its actions whether it corrects course. >> reporter: michael leiter directed the national counterterrorism center under presidents bush and obama. >> we accomplished a lot under our counterterrorism mission and largely kept the american people safe. the question now is what comes next. the rise of the taliban will be a magnet for some. >> reporter: and there are other growing threats. russia's aggression, china's militarism, north korea's nuclear weapons, cyber attacks. >> we are living at perhaps a time when we are facing more threats in the world than since the end of world war ii. >> reporter: and then there are the americans still trapped in afghanistan, still with no clear path to esca

meantime, secretary of state antony blinken announces he will visit qatar and ramstein air base in germanys week. >>> the qanon shaman who had horns and face paint and wielding a spear has pleaded guilty to obstructing a congress it was part of a deal the shaman real name jacob chansley struck with federal prosecutors it's a felony charge up to 20 years in prison. but under sentencing guidelines, he is likely facing 3 1/2 to 4 years behind bars. >>> apple is putting a hold on plans to launch a new tool to combat child exploitation online the tech giant said it will take more time to work on the new system before releasing it after getting feedback from customers advocacy groups and researchers. the company announced the plans last month and immediately faced backlash over privacy concerns apple had planned to scan iphones in the united states for images of child sex abuse. the system would flag photos with digital fingerprints that matched images already in a child pornography data base and a human would then review those images if confirmed the company would disable the user's account and

. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken toured hangar five at ramstein air force in germany. the last stop many afghan evacuees will make before moving on to america. >> because of what you've done and because of how you've done it, you have literally saved lives. you have literally changed lives. you've literally changed futures. >> reporter: administration officials say as many as 65,000 afghans are expected to arrive in the u.s. by the end of the month. some republican lawmakers including congressman andy biggs of arizona are concerned about the vetting process. he sent a letter to dhs demanding information saying "we need to ensure that these individuals are being properly vetted and do not pose a risk to our communities." "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell asked alejandro mayorkas why some afghan evacuees on the terrorist watch list are showing up in america. >> so how many people have been removed from the united states for showing up on one of these lists? >> so, our screening and vetting process is going very, very well, and we're dealing with ry, very vieop gi

he's also going to be meeting with members of the state ramstein, germany. the u.s.ther world leaders are also grappling with how exactly to deal with the taliban. secretary blinken has said the u.s. will have to watch and evaluate base on the group's actions. but the women of afghanistan aren't waiting. many of them took to the streets this week, protesting the takeover. the taliban may not be the same as it was 20 years ago, but either are afghan women, and they want to make their voices heard. however, the demonstrations overnight were broken up by taliban special forces. meanwhile, we have seen a few planes take off and land at hkia, that's the airport in kabul. the taliban has been evaluating offers from several governments, including the qataris. of course, an operational airport would help the u.s. fulfill its promise to evacuate afghan allies, as well as the 100 or so remaining american citizens who are there and still want to come home. irika. >> sargent: christina, refugees eated fm afghanistan left their lives behind for an uncertain future. but as cbs's h

so many evacuation to be brought from afghanistan to the ramstein bass, pending their further travel to their final destinations. but they were also hard words for the taliban from both ministers, specifically from secretary of state lincoln. when it came to what sort of recognition the world can give to the taliban government, the can't take a government recently announced the taliban seek international legitimacy and support any legitimacy any support will have to be earned. and we heard that across the board from everyone participating in today's session. we also discussed how we will hold the top down to their commitments and obligations to let people travel freely to respect their basic rights, including women and minorities. to ensure that can stand is not used as a launching pad for terrorist attacks and not to carry out reprisal violence against those who choose to stay in afghanistan. close sentiments very much shared by foreign minister mars the approach of the german government. in so far as this new can't take your administration in kabul is concerned very much for square

and we'll also be visiting ramstein, aerospace in germany, where he's going to meet with afghans who have already left their homeland and are looking to resettle in other countries. it's part of his effort. he says to show that the u. s. is still very much committed to the welfare of the afghans who worked with the u. s. government during the 20 year long war a taliban co founder of milan, delani bought a daughter, is expected to lead the new african government, which will be announced soon. he says improving the economy as a top priority. the product matter regarding the government that we will form, it will include all factions of the african people. i want to assure people that we are doing utmost efforts to improve their living conditions. the government will provide security because it is necessary for economic development, not only rough canister on the whole world, we are able to provide security. we are able to overcome other problems. we will not spend any effort to reach our objectives. officials from cut us foreign ministry have landed in kabul another step to getting the

from there, we're heading to ramstein interface in germany, where again, i had a chance to meet with afghans a waiting processing. and the americans who were staffing that effort also meet with the foreign minister mosse of germany, and will hold administered, meeting on afghanistan with him live and then virtually with, with other partners. it'll include more than 20 countries. that all have a stake and helping to relocate and reset alaskans and holding the taliban to their commitments force. we continue to maintain channels of communication with the taliban on issues that are important to us. starting with the commitment to let people leave afghanistan, should they choose to do so. 5th, working closely with our partners cutter and turkey to help get the airport capital up and running as quickly as possible. 6 on the amount of cherry in front of the us treasury department is issued specific licenses to allow us government agencies, contractors, and grant recipients to continue to provide critical life saving you mandatory and a to the people who understand despite sanctions on the t

the african people this fiscal year in doha ramstein, i talked to the city where afghans that we evacuated are being process before moving on to their next destination. here at home, spend some time at the dulles expo center where more than 45000 afghans have been processed after arriving in the united states. it's remarkable, remarkable to see what our diplomats are military and employees and i don't civilian agencies across the us government have been able to achieve in a very short time. they've met an enormous human coordinated food, water, sanitation, thousands, tens of thousands of people. they arranging medical care, including the delivery of babies, the reuniting families who are separated and caring for unaccompanied miners. it's an extraordinary interagency effort and a powerful testament to the skill, the compassion, and the dedication of our people. we should all be proud of what they're doing. and as we've done throughout our history, americans are now welcome, usama, math ganna stand into our communities and helping them resettle if they start their new lives. that's somethin

states is provided nearly 330000000 and assistance to the asking people this fiscal year in the hon. ramstein i toward the facilities were afghans that we evacuated are being processed before moving onto their next destinations. here at home, i spend time at the dulles expo center where more than 45000 afghans have been processed . after arriving in the united states, it's remarkable to see what our diplomats are military employees from. many civilian agencies across the us government have been able to achieve in a very short time. they've met in enormous human need, a coordinated food water sanitation for thousands of people. they arranging medical care, including the delivery of babies, the reuniting families that were separated, carrying for unaccompanied miners to an extraordinary inner agency effort, a powerful testament to the skill, the dedication, the amenities of our people. and i think we can all be deeply proud of what they're doing. and as we've done throughout our history, americans are now welcoming families from afghanistan into our communities, helping them resettle as they st

and then in ramstein, i talked to young women and girls who we'd evacuated and heard from them both of their gratitude for having been evacuated, but also their deep concerns. more than deep concerns about the future for the women and girls who remain in that canister. so with that bring mind we have done a few things and this is what we really want to work closely with you. and with that, with every member one we've worked to rally the, the international community to set very clear expectations of the taliban. going forward to include the expectation that it will uphold the basic rights of women and girls as well as minorities. and that's visible in the statement that more than a 100 countries aside at our initiative, it's also in a un security council resolution that we initiated and got passed. and i know people say it's, it's a statement or security council resolution doesn't. it doesn't matter. well, in the case of the security council resolution, just to say one example, there are significant sanctions that from the united nations on the taliban, there are travel restrictions on

from holding centers like this one at ramstein air force base in germany.are now five days since the last u.s. service member left afghanistan. what about the dozens of americans still left inside the country despite the president's promise to get everyone out. welcome to fox news live, i'm griff jenkins. >> i'm anita vogel. and women are chanting about women's rights are should down by the taliban firing weapons in the air shortly after this video was taken. we have fox team coverage with ryan in london and david, let's start with you. >> hi, anita, hi, griff. president biden is telling americans over in afghanistan, do not worry the united states is with you. if you eventually want to leave that country, we will be here to help you get out of that country. the president, as you just mentioned, is in wilmington, delaware at his home for the weekend spending a long weekend. he landed in philadelphia last night after touring hurricane damage on the louisiana coast for most of the day, then choppered down here to wilmington, delaware where he'll spend time wi

and while thousands of afghans wait in doha and the ramstein air base to find out where their new homes will be there are millions, even a few hundred americans left, trying to navigate life around this new taliban rule. >> a senior state official telling our colleagues that four americans made it out of afghanistan today by land. those americans are in good condition and they are on their way out now. the state department is being very circumspect in terms of what they say about the land roots the americans are taking out of afghanistan and that is because those routes are complicated and dangerous. in the north of the country there is a number of flights ready to go, ready to leave. some of them preparing to carry out groups of teenage afghan girls. and in an international airport where morning forces were operating just last week, that airport is still not functional yet nap will be a real focus for tony blinken who arrived here about two hours ago. the countries have been very involved in the effort to get functional again. there has been some good news in the last few days, the cou

this morning he met afghan refugees at ramstein air base there where some 11,000 of them are waitinge transported to the u.s. and other countries. there is still, however, in afghanistan u.s. citizens stuck there. cnn's kylie atwood joins me from the state department. do we know the number of american citizens still stranded there, and beyond them, the whole category of special immigrant visa applicants that worked for the u.s.? >> the general understanding is there are less than 100 americans still in afghanistan. jim, the problem here has been the confusion and the tension that has risen over getting these americans and afghans, as you noted, out of the country. the united states doesn't have any troops in the country, doesn't have diplomats in the country anymore. it's these private efforts, these chartered aircraft trying to get the folks out of the country. there's been a lot of tension on this front, particularly from biden administration officials, lawmakers on the hill and those who are involved in these private efforts. over the weekend congressman mike mccall, the top repub

bases in europe under tremendous strain. 10,000 refugees are living in tents at the ramstein air basegermany as nighttime temperatures plunge in what a source calls a dire situation. many would have been sent to the u.s. already, but flights were suspended for three weeks after the measles case. 2,000 of the refugees are pregnant women, and 22 babies have already been born. the afghans were supposed to be at the base for ten days under an agreement with germany. they have now been there several weeks. ♪ >>> a light-hearted moment on the campaign trail for outgoing german chancellor angela merkel. color parrots there sweeping around her at a stop at a bird park in her home state. mrs. merkel got a bit of a shock when some pecked at her fingers instead of the cups of food she was holding. but both she and the birds seemed to take it in their stride. >>> that is just one of many appearances that she has been making on behalf of her christian democratic union party ahead of tomorrow's federal election. she's trying to give a political boost to her party's candidate, who is hoping to fill

he is expected to arrive any moment now at ramstein in germany.im is to reaffirm relationships following the evacuation efforts in afghanistan. and this comes on the same day the taliban are claiming to have taken complete control of panjshir province, the last holdout in afghanistan, this in the northern part of the country. and this video shows the taliban hoisting their flag in what appears to be the panjshir governor's office. their claim is being denied by the national resistance front. a spokesman told cnn resistance forces are still in strategic positions across the valley. >>> political upheaval in the west african nation of guinea as an adviser to the president confirmed his arrest in an apparent coup. hundreds of people celebrated in the streets of the capital sunday. >> translator: the joy is at its maximum, my brother, look around, it is like that all over the territory. >> and the president's location is unclear. but he can be seen in a video posted on social media but cnn cannot independently verify its authenticity. so let's turn no

germany after explosive material was found in his carry-on luggage before he bordered his flight to ramsteins. officials believe the materials related to his work in that terrorism. it is his job to be a terrorist? just a thought, but he was still placed on a restrictive list. normally, all of this could be a crisis for the state department and they would be focused on fixing it, right?? but officials at the department are apparently busy with more pressing matters. for example, the number of women in the taliban's new governmente yesterday, a statement to "the hill," a state department spokesperson expressed concernn about the lack of female leadership in afghanistan's new interim government. could it be the taliban doesn't really like women too much? doesn't give them jobs? but i digress. "we have made clear our expectation that afghan people deserve an inclusive government." wow, you talk about a strongly worded statement that will get everybody's attention. the biden administration is already familiar with at least some of the new government's senior leaders. why? because we already caug

. >> ramstein air base in germany, where i was u.s.assador, is welcoming many of the afghan refugees, the vetting process is atrocious, they are being told by biden administration officials who rush people through if there is not proper documentation. now, this is illegal. >> rachel: that's just what's happening with refugees in germany. what about the 40,000 refugees the state department has already settled in the u.s.? have they been cleared? turns out we don't know until they are actually here. >> in our effort to get as many people out as fast as we can, while we had the airport functioning, we focused on doing just that. and we're doing a countings on the back end as people arrive in the united states. >> rachel: why is no one asking why these refugees aren't being resettled in the region where it is cheaper and safer? because once these non-vetted refugees are inside the u.s., they are taken care of with the taxpayers' dollars as biden is now asking for $6.4 billion for housing, medical care, and other services. and the white hou

he's on the ground in ramstein and meeting with refugees. good luck to all of the people trying to get people out of there. this could become a very desperate situation. it already is. thank you. >> martha, this is the same secretary that said that he got four people out on labor day when he didn't do anything. he negotiated with the taliban and they were being cooperative. it's a lie because at 3:00 a.m. they threatened to kill us. >> martha: we did cover that and thanks for the work that you done. i'm sure that family is grateful to you. congressman mullen,thank you. good to have you with us today. >> thank you. >> martha: so you remember when bowe bergdahl came home. people were fired up against whether or not it was a good idea to release his captors. now four of those people are running afghanistan. what would the former president say about that exchange now? again. rad it's time to refinance. newday's low rate refi offers their lowest rate in history. two and a quarter percent. just 2.48 apr. save thousands every year and there are no

correspondent jennifer griffin took an exclusive tour with joint chief chairman general mark milley of the ramsteinbase were evacuees are being held in jennifer asked the general if he believed u.s. troops will have to go back into afghanistan. >> i don't know if the taliban can establish governments, they may be moving on but is a good probability and that will then lead to commissions that could in fact be the reconstitution of al-qaeda or isis or other terrorist groups. >> just a few days ago before the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks president biden who spent the weekend in wilmington when family is defending his decision to withdraw all troops before the anniversary including the state department officials. there are 100 americans still in afghanistan. jon: david spunt from wilmington, delaware. thank you. we will have more on this story with chris stewart who is on the house intelligence committee. meantime the taliban is expected to announce a new government in afghanistan next week amid nationwide economic instability. meanwhile qatar and turkish teams are working to restore op

now, ramstein airbase and germany where i was u.s.ming many of the afghan refugees. and i can tell you through my sources there, people who used to work for me, and have now contacted me to say that the vetting process is atrocious. they are being told by the biden administration officials to rush people through if there is not proper documentation. now, this is illegal. it also puts foreign service officers, the state department employees, dhs employees, in a terrible position. many of them don't want to be involved because they are being told to break congressionally mandated rules just to rush people through. i can tell you, rachel, there are more than 25,000 people that have gone through ram stein, less than 1,000 have been american citizens. many of them rushed through. some doing just refueling operations from kuwait destined for philadelphia and we are putting air marshals on the plane when they land in germany because we just don't trust the vetting process coming into the united states. >> rachel: one thing that doesn't make

this weekend the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is in ramstein air base in germany to for himself how the u.s. and its allies are supporting afghan civilians lifted out of kabul. the general making some ominous comments about the future of afghanistan saying it is likely the country could descend into civil war which would bolster al qaeda and other terrorist organizations. last week the u.s. may have brought an end to its role in afghanistan, but let's be clear. for the people on the ground, the long fight for their rights, that is nowhere near its end. for days afghan women have been staging protests in kabul demanding rights under taliban rule. in an extremely rare show of defiance right outside the presidential palace women have been calling for participation in that new incoming government for their rights to jobs and for their children to receive an education. those crowds were met with some pretty short shrift from the taliban. they fired tear gas and used tasers and allegations that some of the women were beaten by the militants. now disturbing news out of the evacuation c

meanwhile, fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin traveled exclusively to ramstein base in germany yesterday with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark milley, general milley met with evidence ackey -- evacuees and jennifer asked him if we're safer as a country after we left afghanistan. >> this is something i thought a lot about and i personally think that my military estimate is that the conditions are likely to develop of a civil war. i don't know if the taliban is going to be able to consolidate power and establish governance. maybe, maybe not. but i think there's at least a very good probability of a broader civil war and that will then in turn lead to conditions that could in fact lead to a reconstitution of al-qaida or growth of isis or other myriad of terrorist groups. >> reporter: homeland security officials will be on high alert leading up to the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks coming up in just under a week, on saturday. i reached out to the white house national security council, waiting to hear more, to see what they have to say about cong

he visited ramstein air base in germany telling u.s.ob. >> he also said the evacuation mission is something they should, quote, always be roud proud of. the general remembered the 13 service members who were killed in the terror attack at kabul airport saying their deaths and the deaths of nearly 200 afghans was a high price to pay, but, quote, 124,000 people can live free. cnn political advisor david sanger, white house and national security correspondent for "the new york times" with us now. david, we appreciate you taking time for us. thank you. he is also the author "the perfect weapon." so when you hear those comments from milley saying that it was a success at the end of the day, what is your feeling about the accuracy of that statement? >> well, it certainly is true, christi, that the evacuation itself was a success. actually, numbers and scale larger than i think any of us thought possible, getting more than 120,000 people out in two weeks was well beyond even what the pentagon thought it could go do. but it's a success only if

ramstein, italy and spain where the f.b.i. customs and border patrol and ncis had agents overseeing the screening of 17,000 afghan evacuees. we saw the biomet trick screening process and learned anyone flagged for drug and terror ties or u.s. watch list is sent to the u.s. military base in kosovo. the thousands of afghans who have been sent to the u.s. have been screened three times before arrival. most of the people we interviewed had some connection to the u.s. in afghanistan. the young boy, whose father worked for the u.s. drug enforcement agencies. his father is already in the u.s. >> was it very difficult for you to get out? >> it was hard. no one care about you. my father was inside the air force and that's why we couldn't get into the airport. >> bill: many were garts at the u.s. embassy and worked for government entities. some among the 600 afghan special forces who helped guard the kabul airport in the final days including this interpreter who we interviewed. >> i feel very happy we are safe now. when i was in kabul i