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the only personnel left to withdrawal is general scott miller, and a handful of his staff.here is a handful more of security and logistics forces that the pentagon sent in temporarily to aid in the withdrawal. they will also depart. but out of the 2500 or so that president biden started out with, all but a handful are gone. host: when it comes to the decision, did the tell leaders at the pentagon support this position? guest: in the beginning of present biden's term, when it was not clear if he was going to pull out of afghanistan are not come i think that top generals saw them disagree with the logic behind withdrawing troops. i think we saw the market that there was a lot of evidence that the country will now collapse and the afghan security forces are not strong enough to hold off the out -- the taliban. so they wanted to keep a couple thousand special operators to keep fighting terrorists as well as some military trainers to help the afghan secure forces. but now that the president's decision has been made, to come as no surprise to anyone, least of all the generals, th

scott miller is an american hero. he is representative of the more than 800,000 servicemembers who have served in afghanistan across the last two decades and we should always remember their service. general miller and his team along with centcom have paved the path for a transition. the sheer volume of movement involved in this operation has been extraordinary. 984 airlifts in the last three months have enabled to reach 95% to include equipment and moved 9,000 people, both civilian and military. furthermore, all the military bases outside of kabul have been transferred to the afghan security forces. a small contingent of military personnel but contractors along with the department of state remain in afghanistan to provide afghanistan and bolster our presence in kabul. the forces are are key that the secretary laid out. a major component of sustaining a presence in kabul is to maintain a functioning and secure airport in kabul. so we continue to dedicate our security resources to that to secure the embassy and the inter

twice wounded in combat, scott miller is an american hero. he is representative of the more than 8000 service members who have served in afghanistan across the last two decades, and we should always remember their faithful service. general miller and his team, along with centcom and many others, have paved the path for a safe and orderly transition. the volume of movement has been extraordinary. 984 airlift over less than three months have enabled us to reach almost 95% completion on the retrograde. we also moved 9000 people, civilian and military. all the military operating bases outside kabul have been fully transferred to the afghan ministry of defense and afghan security forces. a small contingent of predominantly military personnel at some civilians and contractors along with the department of state remained in afghanistan to provide security and bolster our diplomatic presence in kabul. the forces are key to achieving the five tasks the secretary laid out. a major component of sustaining a diplomatic presence is to maintain a functioning

is welcoming home the general, scott miller arrived at joint base andrews wednesday.re on hand to greet him. in a statement austin said scott miller was the right leader at the right time, not only did he plan and lead the complex withdrawal of millions of tons of equipment, thousands of personnel, his team did so with the understanding that speed was of the essence. back in afghanistan, taliban fighters are now in control of the key border crossing with pakistan. witnesses and pakistani officials confirm the militant group captured the site without resistance. a government negotiator says she is concerned afghanistan could spiral into civil war. >> what we are worried about is this negotiation which started here in doha. it hasn't come to a state that would help the country not go into chaos. taliban are the reality of the country. yes, it was a mistake that they were not part of the conference and yes, we will have to live together. but not like that. not push the country into a civil war. i think if we don't have to a political understanding at the negotiation tabl

general scott miller is the last commander to serve here.in afghanistan during this mission, and in fact, he was here in 2001, coming in with the forces who toppled the taliban. he's also one of the few us generals to actually talk to the taliban in recent years, and today, when he handed over his command, he reiterated again the need for the taliban to stop the violence. 30 million people across the western united states and canada have been enduring another blistering heatwave. las vegas has matched its record ofjust over 47 degrees, around 116 degrees fahrenheit. in death valley in california, the temperature was expected to reach 52 celsius, 125 fahrenheit. and the extreme heat is having some devastating consequences. wildfires have been burning across six western us states. our correspondent sophie long reports from los angeles. wildfires in northern california grow in size and intensity, destroying homes in multiple communities as increasing winds complicate already—dangerous firefighting conditions. this fire is raging out of control

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general scott miller was in afghanistan at the beginning of the war and is here for the end.ing low over bagram where more than 30,000 troops were once housed, the fighter and attack jets gone. the base all but abandoned. general miller spent nine years of his life deployed as a special operations officer, never imagined he would oversee the withdrawal of american troops. >> it certainly is a flash of memories and reminders of coming through afghanistan over the years. >> reporter: the history on this base is staggering. countless missions launched from this airfield and countless wounded were medevaced here. it was bagram where osama bin laden's body was flown after the raid into pakistan. i watched it all up close over these decades from bagram to remote out posts, the triumphs and the heart-breaking loss. john campbell always with the cards he carried to remember each soldier killed in battle. >> i think about them every day. >> reporter: general david petraeus after nearly a decade of war -- >> your thoughts? >> reporter: taking off from this base in a combat mission. we

general scott miller who has been in charge since 2018. how significant is this transfer of authority? >> so it is significant for several reasons. number one as you mentioned general scott miller, he was the longer serving u.s. commander in this post. he was here for nearly three years. today he transferred his authorities here to the commander of u.s. central command. two things are symbolic. the reality is that he already had these authorities. he is the commanding general of this entire region. he was not on the ground like general miller. the second big part that is symbolic is that this is not the official end of the u.s. military mission here in afghanistan, but the reality is the vast majority of the u.s. troops and the equipment that are part of a draw down, the vast majority of them are out. this is a period of transition until the end of august and then august 31st is when the next pligs really begin nap is one where the u.s. military presence here is an embassy security. they may secure the airport here in kabul. what has laste

it's actually worse than that it's difficult to hear a remark like that of general austin scott milleran america's longest war. shock and awe for 48 hours and then a long slow bleed out over two decades. you can have the best bombs, the best jets, the best and the bravest men and as real commanders have known since athens 2.5 millennia ago none of that means anything without strategy and will. after the fall of in 1855 karl marx and friedrich ingles wrote in the german newspaper the joke making the rounds of the russian army that the english army is an army lions led by ases. that joke will be making the rounds of the russians and iranians and chinese and the pakistanis and the north koreans and on and on. glen reynolds, the fearless launched his blog just before the war on terror began. glenn, back then we thought that these were the wars that were going to exercise the ghost of vietnam. what the hell happened? >> you know, i think the problem is, as you say, leadership at the top and if you look at how our generals have behaved politically lightly and for that matter just what the ca

general scott miller is a less commander to serve here. it is also the longest-serving as well.fact, he was here in 2001 coming in with the forces that toppled the taliban. he is one of the few u.s. generals who actually talked to the taliban in recent years, and today when he handed over his command, he reiterated the need for the telegram to stop the violence. laura: in india which was hit hard by coronavirus, infections in some areas are dropping to the lowest in month restrictions are being eased. in the capital delhi, shots of the route to be -- shops are allowed to be reopened. but for owners it is hardly business as usual. reporter: livestream back on the streets. indicating an end to the period. >> our business depends on forests visiting the market. now with locals visiting, we barely earned $20 a day. reporter: as customers are cautious. >> it has been a longtime. reporter: do you have sanitizer? >> and sanitizer. reporter: lockdown, fatigue has led to overcrowding. the challenge is to convert this into sales. according to a study, consumer confidence has had a record

is scheduled to complete with the draw, general austin scott miller stepped down today nearly three yearsority to general frank mckenzie. miller's departure comes two months before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which led to the u.s. to invade afghanistan. before he left afghanistan, general milly talked with my colleague courtney kuby. >> you said you made a lifetime of memories here. can you chair the memories with us? >> i wasn't talking necessarily just memories. it's the people. it's the friends i met here. and that's also within the coalition. as well as our afghan partners. those are memories that stay with you forever. >> you've been here for almost three years. what does it feel like to be leaving for the last time? >> it's a little bit different to be leaving for the last time, certainly. something i will process over time. >> do you think you served more time deployed here more than anyone else? >> i don't know. i don't know what everybody served. the -- you know, i have a fair amount of time in afghanistan though. >> all right. she joins us now on the phone live from

the only personnel left to withdrawal is general scott miller, and a handful of his staff. there is a handful more of security and logistics forces that the pentagon sent in temporarily to aid in the withdrawal. they will also depart. but out of the 2500 or so that president biden started out with, all but a handful are gone. host: when it comes to the decision, did the tell leaders at the pentagon support this position? guest: in the beginning of present biden's term, when it was not clear if he was going to pull out of afghanistan are not come i think that top generals saw them disagree with the logic behind withdrawing troops. i think we saw the market that there was a lot of evidence that the country will now collapse and the afghan security forces are not strong enough to hold off the out -- the taliban. so they wanted to keep a couple thousand special operators to keep fighting terrorists as well as some military trainers to help the afghan secure forces. but now that the president's decision has been made, to come as no surprise to anyone, least of all the generals,

general scott miller handed over the reins of u.s.orces in afghanistan to centcom commander general frank mckenzie, who sought to reassure afghans nervous about the u.s. withdrawal. >> you can count on our support in the dangerous and difficult days ahead we will be with you. >> reporter: with them, but in dwindling numbers. president biden declared the u.s. military would be completely out of afghanistan by august 31st but nearly all u.s. troops and equipment have left already. at the same time, a taliban offensive has been sweeping across the country, threatening key cities as the afghan military no longer has american advisers >> if this government is overthrown, if the taliban prevail, i think we can expect a return to medieval standards here in afghanistan. >> reporter: general mckenzie with a stark warning, saying the taliban have their sights set on taking over kabul and toppling the central government. >> i think there is a real possibility of falling into a civil war. i think that is certainly very possible. >> reporter: mean

scott miller was met by members of the biden administration this morning. you can see him deboarding a plane at base andrews. >>> if you bought gas, groceries or almost anything, you probably notice how prices have been rising. today the head of the federal reserve expects the increases to level off. inflation is up more than 5%. topic number one, when jerome powell updated lawmakers before the house committee on financial services. >> inflation has increased notably. inflation is temporarily by the price increases from last spring. >> powell also expects job gains will be strong in the coming months as pandemic factors ease and the economy continues to reopen. >>> it may not be a shock to many living here, the newest numbers on rent in the bay area are out and are staggering. more so than anyplace else in the country. you need a pretty big salary to rent a typical two-bedroom apartment here. our business and tech reporter, scott budman, has been digging into these numbers. they're actually on his twitter page and he's live from san jose to explain what it

austin scott miller marking a symbolic end of u.s. military involvement there with the central base for u.s. forces in a virtually empty. reaction from nikki haley coming up. we begin with greg palkot who is live in afghanistan with more. the taliban seems to take control of that country almost by the hour. >> absolutely. a little bit of history to a day, but as you know, troubled times here in this country. it's called a change of command ceremony, i'll go on command scott miller had to get off end of central command who has been running things overall with the headquarters, but it was more than a change of command. take a look. >> this was just a few moments ago, the symbolic and to america's war in afghanistan. for the afghan politicians and others behind us, there are questions about what is ahead. >> i tell the taliban that they are responsible to the violence that's going on against the will of the people and it needs to stop. >> they are now taking over a third of the country. the afghan military often not up to the task of fle

general scott miller has served as america's top commander in afghanistan since 2018. the new commander, frank mckenzie head of the u.s. central command. he will oversee the winding down in headquarters in tampa, florida. >>> as the u.s. completes its troop withdrawal there are new concerns for the country becoming a breeding ground for terrorism. some 90% of american forces are already gone. richard engel reports from the afghan capital of kabul. >> reporter: as the u.s. military winds down operations, the top american general handing over this morning to a new leader with a far more hands-off mission. the taliban are closing in on kabul. as u.s.-trained of a began military forces put up halfhearted resistance or surrender outright. so, is the united states heading right back to where it started? the u.s. invaded afghanistan nearly 20 years ago because the taliban were in power, and they hosted osama bin laden, whose group, al qaeda was responsible for 9/11. now one group is fighting hard, the elite afghan commandos. i recently saw them in action, attacking a taliban

. >> have talked to general scott miller. he told nbc news the conditions are so concerning it could result in civil war. if kabul falls to the taliban, what will the united states do about it? pres. biden: you said two things. one, it could result in civil war. that is different from the taliban succeeding, number one. number two, the question of what will be done is going to be implicated -- is going to implicate the entire region as well. there are a number of countries that have a grave concern about what is going to happen in afghanistan relative to their security. the question is, how much of a threat to the united states of america and to our allies is whatever results in terms of a government or an agreement? that is when that judgment will be made. >> some vietnamese veterans see echoes of their experience in this withdrawal of afghanistan. do you see any parallels between this withdrawal and what happened in vietnam? pres. biden: none whatsoever. what you had is entire brigades breaking through the gates of our emba

forces general scott miller. as u.s. forces leave, you leave behind the threat of an all-out civil war. the taliban has made extraordinary advances even in the past weeks. how much of that is a concern to you? >> civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized if thisi continues on the trajectory it's on right now. that should be a concern to the world. >> reporter: as america's forever war comes to an end, it has been costly. more than 2,400 u.s. service members killed since 2001. more than 20,000 wounded. in excess of 45,000 afghan civilians dead, a dizzying $800 billion-plus spent.ba washefor the landstrip r tens of thousands of u.s. forces joining the fight and the exit, for those service personnel on their final journey home. closing bagram doesn't mean it's the end of u.s. troops here, major. hundreds remain while officials resolve security arrangements as the airport in the u.s. embassy. the deadline is september 11th. >> charlie d'agata, we thank you. we turn now to the covid pandemic and a recent spike in c

forces, general scott miller, offers a dire assessment. >> yeah, civil war is certainly a path that canvisualized if this continues on the trajectory it's on right now. that should be a concern to the world. >> reporter: the final pullout friday of all u.s. troops from bagram air base has only added to the anxiety. >> the partnership -- >> reporter: and while washington may be pinning its hopes on a power sharing agreement between the afghan government and the taliban, peace talks are in the water. the biggest hurder, the taliban's track record. >> taliban are terrorists. simple. >> do you trust the taliban? >> no. >> at all? >> no. >> reporter: and the taliban considers the afghan administration a puppet government of the west. that puts both sides on a deadly spl collision course. >> at the end of the day, taliban, they can kill people. they are killing people every day. day. but if they are waiting for (ringing) - hey kaleb, what's up? how you doing? - hey, i'm good, guess what, i just had my 13th surgery. - really? i just had my 17th surgery. - well, you beat me. - well, i am a litt

leadership as the longest-serving commander in afghanistan twice wounded in combat over the years, scott miller is an american hero and first order. r he is representative of the more than 800,000 service members wha served in afghanistan across the last two decades and we should always remember their service. general miller and his team along with centcom and others in the joint force paved the path for the safe, orderly and responsible transition and the volume of the movement involved in this operation has been extraordinary. 984 airlift's over the last less than three months and enabled us to reach 95% completion on the renter rate to include equipment we also moved 9,000 people both civilian and military. furthermore all the military operating bases outside of kabul have been fully transferred to the ministry of defense and afghan security forces. a small contingent of predominantly military personnel but some civilians and contractors along with the department of state remain in afghanistan to provide security and bolster our presence in kabul. the forces are key to achieving the tasks th

general scott miller, circling the 14-square-mile base, the fighter jets gone and heavy uip. and on the ground, only a few dozen troops in sight. once the order for withdrawal of all troops came, this became one of the largest and fastest movements of equipment since world war ii. outside the gates today, only afghan forces remain, a force already facing dire circumstances as the taliban sweeps through the country. with some in the intelligence community predicting the government here could fall in as little as six months. but president biden today tried to brush aside those concerns. >> i met with the afghan government here in the white house, in the oval. i think they have the capacity to be able to sustain the government. >> reporter: mr. president, a follow-up on that thought on afghanistan. >> i want to talk about happy things, man. >> reporter: but there is no happy talk in afghanistan. even with some 650 troops remaining to protect the embassy and kabul airport, general miller worries about civil war and worse. how alarmed are you? >> the loss of terrain and the rapidi

now that you've left them, general scott miller, the commander stood down. he doesn't deny that they're leaving friends in need. he said, i don't like leaving friends in need. we should be concerned the loss of terrain and the repeated fee of that loss has to be concerning. you look at the security situation, it's not good. you're pushing these people into the arms of a very cruel and they brutal. and so some people, a very primitive movement that has no regard for human rights or justice whatsoever . so we are fully aware of the situation which is not looking great. we also fully aware that there might be risks for reversal of some of the alternative reforms that we have been encouraging over the years. we also aware the fact that the gun forces that we've been training with enormous investments. so now aside, they also have to start performing some of the, some of the losses of territory that you have mentioned. also due to the fact that there is an impact on the morale of the gun forces. including because of the departure of nato and the u. s allies, some

the us general scott miller has been given a send—off at a ceremony in the afghan capital, kabul.o's afghanistan operation is officially ending at the end of august, despite a deterioration in the security situation. wildfires are raging across western united states — where millions have been hit by another heatwave. firefighters say conditions are so harsh water is evaporating before it hits the ground. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political strategist, jo tanner, and the journalist and broadcaster, daisy mcandrew. good evening to both of you. tomorrow's front pages starting with. the end of coronavirus restrictions takes the lead on the front page of the ft. it reports that the government is shifting the onus of enforcing rules onto companies as individuals as legal requirements are set to change on monday. and scrapping those laws could see vaccine passports introduced for the first time in the uk as the prime minister urgese �*extreme caution�* — that's according to the telegraph. also focusing on the

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the other hand, general scott miller, the us forces to come on and also met with the president of honey. and he again reaffirm they're supposed to be honest on the especially stood up when security forces. on the other hand, there are a lot of a lot of his collisions of attacks going on in atlanta. some of the moment i don't, a 100 districts were captured by the taliban from one security forces including some, some, some measure districts. and we are also witnessing some of the districts were also captured by the parliament in the or what the, what the problem is close to, to go to the capital column this morning when i was talking to the people close to the bargain. i'm your best, they had a lot of concerns and because they were very dependent on the space, they had a lot of jobs. they're there, they got job place. they have the security concerns. so it's a, it's a, it's a big, a big, a big goal for, i'm going to give the force of how they will take the situation. live not to al jazeera is alan fisher who's at the white house for his significant development allen in the u. s. withdrawa

commander there, general scott miller, handing control over to general frank mckenzie, the head of u.s. central command, which, of course, is based in tampa, florida. general miller was the longest serving u.s. commander in afghanistan. martha raddatz interviewing him ghistan thenal miller before the pandemic when he voiced concern to us even then about the taliban's resurgence and about what would happen if there is no political solution. some of those very scenarios playing out in that country right now. >>> when we come back here tonight, the deadly lightning strike at a famous tourist site, killing more than a dozen people. have a black owner. that needs to change. so, i did something. i created a black business accelerator at amazon. and now we have a program that's dedicated to making tomorrow a better day for black businesses. ♪ ♪ i am tiffany. and this is just the beginning. ♪ ♪ introducing aleve x. it's fast, powerful long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it, and see what's possible. oh! are yo

forces, general scott miller, is deeply worried about the situation on the ground. >> we should be concerned. the loss of terrain and the rapidity of that loss of terrain has to be concerning. we're starting to create conditions here that doesn't -- won't look good for afghanistan in the future. if there's a push for a military takeover. >> reporter: would you have liked to have seen a small force stay here? >> let me hold on that one. >> reporter: miller is mindful of what happened in iraq, when all u.s. forces were pulled out and >> really troubling. martha, you and i have talked about this before already. when i interviewed general miller before the pandemic, when he had just started his command in afghanistan, he said that ending this war would require a political solution. but obviously, given the pictures we've just witnessed today, what you witnessed on the ground in afghanistan and what general miller told you, there's clearly no political solution in place. >> reporter: there is none, but miller is following orders to withdraw all troops, even though he told me he doesn't really thi

between the, the us and thought of on presidential when he also met the the us forces commander john scott miller today to discussed all the support and how to add one security forces in the future. i bye, thanks very much. indeed. that's our boss and was talking to us from a capital. well, let's take a closer look at the history of background, the air base. it was built for the former soviet union in the 1950s, which turned it into its main base during its invasion of afghanistan in 1979 in late 2001. the us took it over and use it as a center of operations to remove the taliban. and i'll have to after the 911 attacks at its peak more than 100000 us troops, a pass through by graham air base. it has to run ways parking space for more than 100 aircraft hospital and a prison which has been run by african forces since 2013. the us military says $763.00 fully loaded c, 17 aircraft of left afghanistan. and it's scrapped around 15000 pieces of equipment or so from a catch the director at the center for conflict in your material studies at the doha institute for graduate studies. and he's joining us now

the other hand, general scott miller, the us forces of one son commanded, also met with the president of honey. and he again reaffirmed as a boat and how to be honest on the especially stood up when security forces. on the other hand, there are a lot of a lot of his collisions of attacks going on in atlanta. some of the moments are 100 districts were captured by the taliban from one security forces, including some, some, some major districts. and we are also witnessing some of the districts were also captured by the taliban. and the what the, what the problem is close to to go to the capital cobble this morning when i was talking to the people close to the bargain. i'm your best. they had a lot of concerns and because they were very dependent on the space, they had a lot of jobs their day. they got job place that has the security concerns. so it's a, it's a, it's a big, a big, a big goal for the security force of how they will take the situation. ok, let's bring an alan fisher, his life for us now in washington, d. c. allen. this is being described as a key element in the the cease fi

the us general scott miller has been given a send—off at a ceremony in the afghan capital, kabul.t, despite a deterioration in the security situation. wildfires are raging across western united states — where millions have been hit by another heatwave. firefighters say conditions are so harsh water is evaporating before it hits the ground.

now that you've left them, general scott miller, the commander stood down. he doesn't deny that they're leaving friends in need. he said, i don't like leaving friends in need. we should be concerned the loss of terrain and the repetitive bad law has to be concerning. you look at the security situation, it's not good. you're pushing these people into the arms of a very cruel and very brutal and to some people, a very primitive movement that has no regard for human rights or justice whatsoever . so we are fully aware of the situation which is not looking great. we also fully aware that there might be risks for reversal of some of the positive reforms that we have been encouraging over the years. we also aware the fact that the gun forces that we've been training with enormous investments. so now aside, they also have to start performing some of the some of the losses of territory that you have mentioned. also, due to the fact that there is an impact on the morale of the gun forces, including because of the departure of nato and the u. s. allies. some of those

army general scott miller on the left the top u.s. commander ending over the reins of the afghan operation to marine general frank mackenzie. michael o'hanlon, what can the united states do now? what does it mean to support afghanistan from over the horizon. what is that allow us to do?nk >> will john first of all thank you for having a special line for afghan veterans very think you want to join me in thanking all of them. this is a moment where the u.s. role is coming to an end. we have not managed at the kind of outcome we wanted. things are very fraught. but nonetheless, for 20 years to the efforts of our men and women in uniform, the state department, the agency for international development with non- governmental organizations and people from around the world we have managed too prevent another attack on the united states emanating from afghanistan. we have michelle the afghan people make a lot of progress women's rights, life expectancy, despite all the problems things are better0' than they were in the late 19 '90s it was they

scott miller met with the afghan president in kabul before leaving today and has been giving farewelle a ceremony planned or are you just going to go out quietly in the middle of the night? >> we will find a way to market unofficially and to state it unequivocally for the american people at the right time. and in an appropriate way. >> even though the u.s. withdrawal is virtually complete, no one wants to end of the war, or for the end of the war to fall on independence day for the united states. back to you sandra. >> sandra: jennifer griffin reporting live from the pentagon. >> john: at the supreme court declined to take up the case of a washington state florist who refused to make flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding because of her religious beliefs. the state find her and she has been appealing the decision, but her fight may end up at the nation's highest court. let's bring an anti-mccarthy. the supreme court let stand at the washington state supreme court decision that she was violating discrimination and consumer protection laws. so what does this now mean for her? one at

now that you've left them, general scott miller, the commander stood down. he doesn't deny that they're leaving friends in need. he said, i don't like leaving friends in need. we should be concerned the loss of terrain. and the rapidity of that loss has to be concerning. you look at the security situation, it's not good. you're pushing these people into the arms of a very cruel and they brutal. and so some people a very primitive movement that has no regard for human rights or justice whatsoever . so we are fully aware of the situation which is not looking great. we also fully aware that there might be risks for reversal of some of the also the reforms that we have been encouraging over the years. we also aware the fact that the gun forces that we've been training with enormous investments. so now aside, they also have to start performing some of the some of the losses of territory that you have mentioned. also, due to the fact that there is an impact on the morale of the gun forces, including because of the departure of nato and the u. s. allies. some of th

now that you've left them, general scott miller, the commander stood down. he doesn't deny that they're leaving friends in need. he said, i don't like leaving friends in need. we should be concerned the loss of terrain and the repeated fee of that loss has to be concerning. you look at the security situation, it's not good. you're pushing these people into the arms of a very cruel and very brutal and to some people, a very primitive movement that has no regard for human rights or justice whatsoever . so we are fully aware of the situation which is not looking great. we also fully aware that there might be risks for reversal of some of the positive reforms that we have been encouraging over the years. we also aware the fact that the gun forces that we've been training with enormous investments. so now aside, they also have to start performing some of the, some of the losses of territory that you have mentioned. also due to the fact that there is an impact on the morale of the gun forces. including because of the departure of nato and the u. s allies, some of

general scott miller says it's not just about the afghan's government loss of terrain, it's also abouty matters and morale actually matters. and so as you watch the taliban moving across the country, what you don't want to have happen is that people lose hope and they believe they now have a forgone conclusion presented to them. >> cnn's ana koran filed this report from the base now vacated by u.s. forces. >> reporter: we're here at bagram air base, and the first time we've been given access since u.s. and nato forces left last week essentially ending america's involvement in this war. we were taken to the airfield which is behind us. it's a twin airfield 2 miles long. this used to be a hive of activity with fighter jets, cargo planes and surveillance aircraft landing and departing constantly. now it is completely deserted. i want to show you here, these are the vehicles that the americans have left. there are hundreds of pickup trucks and four-wheel drives are being left here like a car yard. but it comes at a time when the situation in afghanistan is deteriorating. we know that the t

that interview by general scott miller, the u.s. general commanding the remnant of u.s.es in afghanistan, what was strikingly candid and i thought pessimistic -- so things could fall apart there more quickly than i think i must anyone realizes. we see. nothing is guaranteed. but what is our responsibility? it is moral. it is humanitarian. first of all, we have a responsible to afans who supported the u.s. effort over the past two decades. if they want to leave, we need to make it possible for them to leave. that means accelerating the approval, the special visas for those individuals and their families to leave the country and come to the united states if they wish to do so. my general sense is that there is a recognition of the moral imperative of doing that, but not a heck of a lot of urgency. it is also possible, just as with what happened after the soviets invaded afghanistan back in 1979, that there could be a major refugee problem that stems out of any return of the taliban of power. we need to own that. we need to be acting now to try to prepare for providing assi

army general austin scott miller who's overseeing the move is warning of a possible civil war as u.s. forces leave. speaking with abc general miller said it's important to preserve what's been fought for. >> we should be concerned. the loss of terrain and the rapidity of that loss of terrain has to be concerning, one because it's a war that's physical but it's also got a psychological or moral component to it. and hope actually matters and morale actually matters. so as you watch the taliban moving across the country, what you don't want to have happen is that the people lose hope and they believe they now have a forgone conclusion presented to them. >> and cnn's anna coran joins me now. the taliban have been emboldened by the withdrawal of u.s. troops, and that's unnerving as we see including from this top general. so what is it latest on all of this? >> reporter: rosemary, we're at bagram air base, which of course was the nerve center of america's 20-year war here in afghanistan. when u.s. troops flew out of bagram very fairly early friday, that really signified the end of their com