there's just no other way around it. >> richard engle, it is so heartbreaking. by the way, one of the things we learned from the hearings, richard, will interest you, i don't know what you're picking up on the ground, there have been small numbers of people that have gotten out over land, we thought to pakistan, that was at least a guess. apparently it was uzbekistan helping people get out with u.s. diplomats on the other side of the border, not so much pakistan. but to be continued as people continue to press to try to get out. yes, richard? >> reporter: i thought that was a statement. yes, the road to pakistan is quite dangerous. there's been some banditry, people are being advised not to go there but to go north instead. but the big question is when the airports will open up. the airport is functional. aid flights and diplomatic envoys have been able to come in and out of that airport but there are still disputes over who is going to run it, who is going to be in charge, who will control the security, and for now, the airport is not open regularly for commerci

a special edition of on assignment with richard engle, tonight, 10:00 p.m. eastern time.ecord it. >> it's free. it's free. >> free. >> just watch it. >> we're going to continue this theme right now. we have admiral james stavridis, diplomacy contributor and former supreme allied commander of nato, who by the way, i understand you have an appearance in richard's special tonight. he's sitting there saying he's in it. there you go. >> something to say about that, alex. i sat through an hour and a half interview, so richard, i don't know how you're going to get the entire hour and a half into the special, but i'm looking forward to a very significant appearance. >> he's just about to leave the set. i don't think he was able to hear you to answer the question. let me, though, ask you sir, about the drone strike. tragic, absolutely. how does something like this happen? >> hugely tragic. and it happens because we don't have boots on the ground. we don't have the kind of exquisite intelligence that we had several months earlier. it also happens because of a heightened sense of da

you had cnn's clayly say ward -- clarissa ward, richard engle.chaos, was disaster, was absolute insan sigh, especially when they report r&d that state department and military officials kept americans from getting through the checkpoints and getting on airplanes to get them the heck out of afghanistan when they really wanted to be. howie: i praised them as well, including fox's jennifer griffin. always good to see you, governor mike huckabee. thanks for coming by. >> you bet. howie: still to come, why mike richards can no longer produce jeopardy, al roker and he'd asner, that's coming up on the buzz meter (vo) unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. that's how we've become the leader in 5g. #1 in customer satisfaction. and a partner who includes 5g in every plan, so you get it all. a lot of snacks are packed with air but not planters nuts. our dry roasted peanuts have an incredible ratio of size to substance a delicious, salty, crunchy ratio. planters. a nut above. howie: see if i can beat th

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nbc correspondent richard engle has made his way back into afghanistan. he joins us from kabul this morning. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah behind me, especially after the day after the anniversary of 9/11 may be one of the most jarring images and juxtapositions in the world right now. this used to be the u.s. embassy here in kabul. and just below the guard tower is now the taliban flag. it was from this building during the fall of kabul that helicopters were taking off, taking diplomats and staff from here from the center of the city to kabul airport and on out of this country now the embassy building is empty and the city and all of this country are controlled by the taliban. americans this weekend mourned and remembered the tragic events of 9/11. new york's fallen twin towers reborn in light. president biden laying a wreath for the victims at the pentagon where a flag was unfurled. but it was at the remembrance in shanksville where 20 years ago passengers overpowered hijackers so they couldn't turn another airplane into a mi

nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle is in doha. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there had been one holdout area, the valley. now, the taliban claims they have also taken that valley. although, the fighters there say they are still trying to hold on, still putting up a fight. meanwhile, in afghanistan, there is something of a catch-22. the u.s. is trying to bring out the people who remain in the country. we all saw the extraordinary air lift. it is now a bureaucratic problem. because the taliban says people can go as long as they have documents, but there's no embassy or diplomatic representation in afghanistan, so there is no one there to issue and process those documents, let alone verify them. as more american troops return home, these finally reaching ft. drum in upstate new york and reunited with their families. they've left behind a country in chaos and ruled by the taliban. the islamic fundamentalists who hosted osama bin laden claim to have reformed, but many after -- afghans don't believe it and still want to leave

richard engle has the latest. >> reporter: americans this weekend mourned and remembered the tragic eventsallen twin towers reborn in light. president biden laying a wreath for victims at the pentagon where a flag was unfurled. but it was at the remembrance in shanksville where passengers overpowered hijackers to not turn another airplane into a missile and kill 90s on the ground that may have resonated the loudest. former president bush, commander in chief at the time delivered what many are calling his most profound statement when he appeared to draw parallel between 9/11 and january 6th, the day the u.s. capitol was stormed. >> there's little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. but then there's disdainful pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols. they are children of the same foul spirit. >> reporter: but are we safer now? in afghanistan, where osama bin laden plotted 9/11 while under protection of the taliban, politics have come full circle. after president biden pulled out all u.s. tr

nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle is right here in studio to tell us how it happened. > is the last act while u.s. troops were still in afghanistan. i was there at the time. we were watching this very chaotic pullout. it was a stampede to the airport and there was an attack and the u.s. did believe there was going to be a follow on attack and thought that it was stopping an imminent attack, but after initial reports from the family that said this wasn't the case, just a bunch of innocent people and mow an investigation from the pentagon admitting it was a mistake. just before american troops pulled out of afghanistan last month, the last u.s. military drone strike kills ten, including an aide worker and his 7 children now following an investigation, the pentagon admits it was a tragic mistake >> this strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport. but it was a mistake and i offer my sincere apology >> the strike came as american troops were pulling out of afghanistan and it was mayhem. the tal

richard engle has her story. good morning >> reporter: good morning.ne that the taliban have taken over the united states and you, you there in studio at the "today" show, are still trying to do your program but you don't know now what you can say or what lines you can cross and if you cross those lines, there are serious consequences well, that's the situation here in afghanistan right now the taliban say that there is a free press, but people don't know, journalists don't know how far they can push it and if they push it too far, they think they could die. yalda ali is afghanistan's favorite television host, anchor of "good morning" from 7:00 to 9:00 each day, afghanistan starts its day with her. but now, yalda, 25 years old, has to strike what may be an impossible balance, presenting the news honestly without provoking the wrath of the taliban. >> are you free to say what you want or do you think twice before everything you say, thinking how is the taliban going to react to this >> translator: i have to be very careful about every single word and al

like blue origin or virgin galactic sending richard branson or jeff bezos to space, but you are seeing some trickle of interest in asia. haidi: stephen englest on china's space ambitions. stay with us, our special coverage continues as we count down to the launch window opening for the inspiration 4 mission in a half-hour's time. let's take a look at the third day session for asia. sophie: nikkei futures are edging lower, but the world's best-performing market still looks appealing for evaluations. in wellington, kiwi stocks gain a little bit of ground and the aussie kiwi edging towards parity as we digest a solid gdp report from new zealand. the pboc is easing policy to push and china's slowing economy, slowdown has not weighed on the greenback as capital flows have stay positive along with trade to impart to what we are seeing with expert demand and higher shipping costs. flipping the board, supply chain issues are dipping into u.s. growth outlook along with the delta spread which puts limits on consumer spending growth. jp morgan lowering its forecast to 5% from 7%, but it did raise its other forecast to .5%. shery: coming up, a leading