servicemembers there in kabul?yeah, going forward and contingency plans need to be real plans now because this is urgent. there are real threats about ieds and those are car bombs. you step up to that level and you are talking about a different force projection. this is going to shift. if you are looking at all of these people outside that wall, they are no longer afghans trying to get out of the way of the taliban, they are now potential threats because someone could be wearing a bomb or something else. it is a different ball game now. and i think that evident now. >> john: i'm wondering after everything that the president has said, we are going to adhere to an august 31st deadline, we are going to rely on the taliban to let anybody else who wants to leave after the 31st get out, which i wouldn't put a whole lot of money on that. what is the president going to say today? >> the big thought process is they didn't want some incident like a black hawk down, they didn't want u.s. servicemembers threatened. well, now,

our servicemembers and our allies, is on him. one strategic blunder after the next whether it was pulling the military out of afghanistan prior to evacuating civilians are giving up bagram air force base which the us military academy, the greatest strategic blunders of all time how not to conduct a withdrawal and stranding thousands of americans behind enemy lines. >> the issues we could see in the coming days, weeks or months but how this was done, the taliban or any terror group, and where does it leave the united states as far, a lot of questions still unanswered at this point. it was interesting, peter doocy did get a question, the most interesting reporter in the room. do you bear responsibility for this? president biden said i bear responsibility for fundamental -- he went on to say donald trump entered into these negotiations with the taliban and. he took responsibility but it was the first time we heard him say he took responsibility. ashley: putting the blame on donald trump, it has to be okay on the ground before that w

jillian: 18 servicemembers were injured, 95 afghans were killed and another 140 injured. the bombings came hours after the state department warned of increasing terrorist threat and told americans to leave the airport immediately. carley: president biden is out to avenge the death of 13 us service members as he stands by his withdrawal decision. jillian: the political fallout over the deadly bombings. >> the president promised to go after the terrorists and blamed his predecessor for some of this but he also took responsibility for things that have happened in afghanistan. >> you said the buck stops with you. do you bear any responsibility? >> president biden: i bear is positively for all that has happened of late. >> you stand by your decision to pull out? >> president biden: yes i do. it was time to end a 20 year war. >> reporter: the president seems more determined than ever to stick with the end of month troop withdrawal deadline that hits next week. despite both parties, the deadline should be extended. some say the president needs to be more aggressive in his respon

servicemembers.eporter: regardless whether they attacked -- >> i don't think he could have been more clear. reporter: jen, 6house democrat the signed on to a letter asking the president to raise the refugee gap for the fiscal year 2022 to at least 200,000. i think you're looking 125,000 right now. is that something that the white house is willing to accept? >> i have not talked to the president about this specific question what i will tell you that we are trying to do is get our muscles working again, both in our systems and incredible refugee groups that are working on welcoming refugees from around the country. working on getting our vetting processes and systems around the world that need to be in good shape in order to welcome refugees to get as many as we can but i have not had a conversation with him about raising the cap beyond the 125. i'm happy to do that. god ahead, eli. reporter: given kabul is the main, only departure point in the country i wonder if administration knows how many american

. >> 48 hours after the deadly suicide attack that killed 13 american servicemembers and wounded 20 others and killed over 160 afghans us military struck back launching a drone strike in eastern afghanistan, the headquarters of the isis khorasan group. captain william irvin said, quote, initial indications are that we killed the target, we know of no civilian casualties and president biden a few days ago said he will hunt down and kill whoever is responsible for this attack. it is likely when it would take place. the us military was busy preparing to leave the country in the next 2 or 3 days which breaking news at the pentagon the us military has struck back and killed and isis planner. i'm told he was traveling in a vehicle and also killed was an associate with him. the american drone strike killed and isis planner responsible for carrying out potentially future attacks against the military, not necessarily was he involved in the attack that killed 13 american servicemembers. >> we believe he was the leader or leader of isis k and we don't know if this was directly connected what happened

military, servicemembers, and they want to continue to work with them. these are folks who want to continue to provide service to the u.s., and they have been incredibly well vetted. they were vetted many times over before being allowed to go out on patrols and work directly with -- and in many cases being very much responsible for a lot of the safety of the u.s. forces. these are incredible folks that really are going to add to the beauty of america, i think. host: sandy in kent, ohio. caller: yes, thank you so much for taking my call. i have seen a veteran who lost both his legs on tv the other day. he worked in afghanistan. he said we can train them to drive a tank, we can train them to shoot a gun, but these people are not brave. you cannot train them to be brave. and he said when came to shove, they fled. and all of our equipment is there. he talked about how we sent them all of the latest technology, and we just leave it all for the taliban? i mean, if we took it in, can't we get it out? thank you. i listen to your comments. host: a couple question

and we joined them in the heartbreak over the death of servicemember skill. from senator feinstein, "the attack is a tragic reminder that we must continue counterterrorism efforts in afghanistan. making sure that those responsible are bought brought to justice." we are following reaction. many people remembering the sacrifice of u.s. servicemembers. we will follow the developments out of afghanistan throughout the evening. there will be a complete wrap up tonight at 6:30 p.m. >>> a major gas line rupture that forced residents to leave their homes could soon be over. dozens of families were affected. here's more on that story from kiet do in san jose. >> reporter: evacuation orders could be lifted around 7:00 p.m. to nine the reopening time has been pushed back multiple times. and at this point no one is holding their breasts. you can catch a strong whiff of gases pg&e is venting it off into the atmosphere it is still not safe to come back in yet. pg name mobilized multiple crews in to service the damaged line. >> we had to isolate each line to stop the flow o

this photo shows the last servicemember to leave kabul but not the last american. the embassy closed their doors, writing to those still in the country, quote, make contingency plans to leave when it is safe to do so that do not rely on us government assistance. president biden said two weeks ago -- >> president biden: we will do everything in our power to get all-americans out and our allies out. >> you committed to making sure the troops stay until every american who wants to be out is out? >> president biden: yes. if there are american citizens left we will stay until we get them out. >> reporter: both parties have harshly criticized the president for his rush to leave by today. >> we should have gotten the civilians out sooner. >> a disaster for american credibility and a disaster for counterterrorism as we head into the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 we are less safe. >> reporter: the pentagon says number of americans left behind are in the low hundreds, the state department says closes 100. house republicans want a bill that would require the administration to

to receive complaints made by military veterans and servicemembers at the ftc. would ask the three witnesses can you talk about the importance of having a coordinator and why words centralizing this position be helpful? >> you are totally right. servicemembers and veterans report identity theft at a much higher rate than the general public. there is a whole host of schemes that target the military community. i have been disappointed. i think that commission that congress gave us jurisdiction of the military lending act 2013 we have not brought a single action. that needs to change we need to sharpen our focus how we work with for example the undersecretary for personnel and readiness to help broadcast where people should be on the lead on —- alert. as an elder justice communicator we need to focus and centralize our work when it comes to policing against abuses targeting servicemembers and veterans. >> i would echo that and we have seen in our work military members and servicemembers are particularly targeted by for-profit schools and payday lenders to make sure

servicemembers.. military is beginning its final withdrawal from afghanistan, as evacuations wind down tonight. we begin with fox team coverage on the latest in afghanistan. lucas tomlinson live another the pentagon, and david spunt has the latest live from the white house, where president biden is spending the weekend. but we begin with alex hogan live from our london bureau. alex? >> good evening, jon. these are the final moments in afghanistan after two decades, britain's final flight leaving today. and this of course is just inching closer to the u.s.'s deadline of august 31st. it's currently early sunday morning in kabul. again, just two days' time before the u.s.'s set withdrawal. the taliban already announcing plans to fully take over the airport after american troops leave. gunfire there today. the taliban firing in an attempt to hold back groups of passengers and slow traffic to the airport. in desperation, long lines forming outside of banks, passport offices, and travel agencies for those

servicemembers to danger? >> it must be.ut, jake, i don't think you've got the equation quite right. because the reality is that while we don't do those operations, while we don't surge more troops into kabul to make sure we can get more people out, that means people are going to die. so, this is the challenge with u.s. military operations. and i face this challenge on the ground as a marine commander myself. there were a lot of times where i didn't want to do a mission because i was worried about the welfare of my troops. but i knew that if we didn't attempt the mictssion, more peoe would die. right now people are headed to their deaths at the hands of the taliban because we're not getting people out quickly enough. so we need to do what it takes. we need to make sure we understand that we want to minimize risk to the u.s. troops. but if we're not getting the troops there that we need, there will definitely be people who die as a result. >> and just to reiterate because so many times biden defenders try to say that anybody

he is one of 13 servicemembers killed in the terrorist blast in afghanistan. >> he was one of the rtc kids we saw during a ceremony. he was up here i think as part of the events we have your. >> reporter: he graduated from norco high school in 2019. the son of the principal was in rotc at the same time. >> a good kid. really had a strong energy about him. he knew what he wanted to do. it was neat to see, you know, the direction and drive and goalsetting. >> reporter: the riverside sheriff's department is grieving for another young marine. a former explorer scout from the palm desert station. the shares captain as his father. >> they would line up here because they have a lot of elderly veterans. >> reporter: the mayor showed us the newest part of the veterans memorial, but it is still under construction. the gold star family monument for loved ones for fallen servicemembers is being built by a local man who is related to the marine who died. >> he is the cousin of the boy who was killed so, he realizes he is building this for himself. and, this is what we do in norco. this is the kind

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servicemembers who experience sexual assault or harassment have suffered a profound moral injury which must be addressed. i will talk briefly about each of the recommendations but also echo ky by encouraging folks to read the full report for details on each of the sub recommendations and the rationale behind them. first is to optimize the victim care and support workforce to ensure these professionals have the required expertise and necessary independence to perform effectively. second, expanded victim service options to meet the needs of all survivors of sexual assault and harassment. that should include confidential community-based and v.a. care, as well as peer support. third, center the survivor. the key theme in all of these sub recommendations is to increase victim agency and control over the response process. we also recommended something that our allies have used, including assertive engagement, acknowledging harm and victim compensation. finally to re-envision training and research to improve victim care and support, including establishing a training center of excellence, enha

servicemember to leave afghanistan. see him boarding a c-17 which took off just before midnight kabul time. this morning an exclusive first look at the dozens of u.s. military vehicles and aircraft left behind but the pentagon saying about their status. we have a lot to get to on this tuesday morning. i'm hallie jackson in washington along with peter al sand ear the the white house, court ekube posted up at the pentagon and retired admiral stavrides, chief msnbc analyst. give us a preview of what you anticipate we might hear from the president when he gives his remarks in a few hours. >> reporter: the remarks scheduled to begin at 2:45 eastern time today and the white house says the president himself in a statement yesterday saying that he will explain his decision not to extend that august 31st deadline for u.s. withdrawal. he says that it was the unanimous decision of the u.s. military leaders that the president keep with that deadline. they say that was safest for american troops and the prospects to evacuate america

it is like, whether it is a killed in action situation or a residual injury that kills once a servicemember returns home. joe biden is no stranger to grief, so when he speaks about lives lost you know he understands the grief families are feeling right now. that is why he has held them up as heroes even though he sternly says the mission will continue. >> this is becoming foreign of quite a greater magnitude, for 12 american service personnel to be killed. we are hearing reports, warnings that there would be a total breakdown in security should the taliban take over in this way. if we see more american casualties in afghan, what could that mean for the president? >> is not just the casualties but there is something else in their the president addressed. it's one of the questions towards the end that is going to be problematic for joe biden. that is reporting that some u.s. officials had provided the list of american who were allowed to penetrate the perimeter to the airport. the list was not only generated but turned over to the taliban and what some critics are alleging is that the united

us servicemembers, as well as any civilians that may be on the last few flights to depart the airportit's been president biden�*s priority throughout the withdrawal. he made it clear that was the number one thing he was concerned about — was the safety of us servicemembers. so i would expect that remain the priority until all of those servicemembers are on aeroplanes departing the airport. took us through how the practicalities of how that works, getting the last few people on the planes and in the skies. there are a couple of different ways it could probably go down. the first would be if the us decides that it needs to unilaterally collapse the security perimeter and get out. most likely what you would see is, if you were inside the airport and able to see it, you would see a thinning of the forces that are there. so they would first load up all of the support forces, logisticians communications, those types of folks, and get them out. and then, you know, behind them they would start to thin out the infantry, you know, the rival holders that are standing guard around the perimeter.

and attack are a great servicemembers who are a great servicemembers who are trying to help them so iout what has happened here and to be clear that these were the are enemies of all civilised nations that we are looking at here and it is a sobering reminder of the atmosphere we can fund. in terms of an intelligence failure, there has been a lot of internal agents failures leading to this point but i think, you know, it is easy to say that but we have to be fair. the us intelligence community warned the president repeatedly that if he conducted timeline —based withdraw the taliban would make gains and topple the government. so that is not a surprise. what is a surprise for many is how quickly it happened and they also predicted that isis—k, an islamic state was trying to get the airports we've seen serious hits and misses on the part of the intelligence community but i'm not confident there is anything that president biden could have her that would have changed his mind. he made a mistake in 2011 in iraq and i'm not sure anything would have persuaded him of the rise now. the deadline

if you claim to embody honor has a servicemember, then you cannot live honorably and left others if you are not just engaging in the behavior, but being a bystander to watch it happen. that is part of the idea of having personal integrity, which is a big part of core values of the service members. it isn't just don't cheat on your test system make sure the nuts and bolts are all tied in and don't take shortcuts when you are doing maintenance on your vehicle. personal integrity extends to how you treat other people, what you allowed to have happen. he often say the standard you want to the standard you accept that has gotten so focused on the more academic side of things and the practical application side of things. we need to imbue our early initial training where we transform civilians into service members with core values focused on preventing harassment and assault. that is how we start the groundswell up. we have a unique ability in the military cannot say this is just a society problem that happens between 18- and 25-year-olds, so there is nothing we can do about it. we expect bett

. >>> the pentagon will require vaccines for all american servicemembers.in telling troops he'll make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-september or immediately upon fda licensure, whichever comes first. spiking infection rates in the military due to the spread of the delta variant. the military says 64% of active duty troops are fully vaccinated and they say it endangers the readiness of the force. we bring in courtney kube. mandates are divisive among the civilian population but the military mandates just about everything active duty members live their lives and a bunch of other vaccinations, so how do we think troops will react to this order? >> that's right. there are 17 vaccines that are mandatory for troops right now and there are a number that you have to get just before you get in to boot camp. many of them are regional. so if you're deploying to afghanistan or iraq, you're going to get most likely have a different set of vaccines that you have to get versus if you're deploying to south america. that doesn't mean there isn't some controversy

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the death of those 13 servicemembers is on joe biden's head. 200 afghans dead.den's hands he needs to go. judge: no question they were sitting ducks. now that americans are told not to go to the airport, how do they get out? we just leave them? >> the organization you just talk to their are many others like that, former veterans who are just not sitting down and taking this. there are organizations directing and guiding people i don't want to go into too much detail but the failure of our government is answered by the people of america. judge: i have goosebumps. americans are good people i'm tired of this administration and the people on the left and awoke crazy telling us we're bad people and racist i have another point anthony blank and secretary of state is asking you into investigate if we are racist? he should've been doing his work so 13 people did not die in 200 altogether congressman mark green keep fighting. thank you. from former defense secretary ed chilling morning us troops will return to fight a new war on terror in afghanistan retired army colonel

the pentagon releasing the names of the 13 servicemembers killed in the bombing. 11 marines, a navy hospital corpsman, and an army soldier. there remains now en route to dover air force base in delaware. lance corporal espinoza of texas enlisting in the marines straight from high school. >> as a mother, you know, it is hard. but he did serve. he did do what he wanted. but it's hard. julia: a 20-year-old marine just three weeks away from becoming a new father. >> he loved his fathe family. he loved his wife. he was a wrestler. he knew he was going to be a marine his whole life. julia: the lance corporal, his heart broken writing "this is my hero. i will never get to hug him again." and a marine sergeant of california posting this picture from kabul just days ago comforting at afghan baby writing "i love my job." if the conflict and the threat of covid was not enough, millions of afghans are now facing dire food insecurity. the united nations world food program warning that vital food stock supporting half the population could start running out in september. julia mcfarland, abc news, london.

servicemember killed in combat in afghanistan since february of 2020. you set a deadline, pulled troops out, he sent troops back in and now 12 marines are dead. you said the bus stops with you, you bear any response ability for the way things have unfolded in the last two weeks? pres. biden: i bear responsibility for fundamentally all that has happened. here is the deal. you know i wish you one day see these things, you know as well as i do that the former president made a deal with the taliban to get all american forces out of afghanistan by may 1. in return that the commitment was made. in return, he was given the commitment that the taliban would attack others but not attack any american forces. remember that? i'm being serious. i am asking you a question. wait a minute, i am asking you a question. is that accurate? [indiscernible] i think they have an issue that people are likely to get hurt from, as we have seen, have gotten killed, and it is messy. the reason why, with her my friend has acknowledged it or reported it, the reason why there was no a

servicemembers, it will run down the people behind this.aliban will investigate this given the fact their takeover of the country allowed these terrorist groups to flourish? >> the taliban is a terrorist group itself, this is what the biden administration have done, asked a terrorist group, that uses suicide tactics to protect american citizens and allies from another terrorist group that uses suicide bombers as a tactic and we expect that to work. we should not be shocked by what happened yesterday. the taliban has remained in bed with al qaeda, the alliance between the taliban and al qaeda endured 20 years of war in afghanistan. the taliban and islamic state are enemies, but in some cases and documented in the united nations, sanctions monitoring report, the taliban, department amir, is the leader of the akani network and been connected to islamic state and used islamic state cutout at times. the united nations has signal intelligence to indicate that is the case. you can't trust the taliban to be a partner. this is a talking point being

is not to see greater issue -- it is not just the greater issue , so many of our servicemembers made the promise to them. that america would keep its agreements. it is heartbreaking to hear from those people that they promised that they are unable to get to the airport, let alone even into kabul. host: what stories are you hearing? guest: i am working with a lot of incredible people who spend a lot of time in afghanistan. made a lot of very close friends. they are hearing heart-wrenching tales from people who are trying to get to the airport. they are unable to. due to administrative issues where they have all of the paperwork and had it for years. the state department and others have denied them. people have died. some of these allies are trying to get out have already been killed. it is tragic. they are hearing from so many of these allies. obviously, today with the committee kitchen abilities. this -- with the communication abilities. we have been raising the issue for months, if not years. we need to take a real round turn on making sure we are getting these allies out. we do not

servicemember is now out of afghanistan. i can say that with 100% certainty. >> just to clarify, you mentioned 100 23,000 out of afghanistan. earlier this morning we heard 122,000. can we assume that was 1000 afghans that came out in some of these final flights? >> we brought about 1000 afghans. overview -- over 1500 out in the last hours. the computation will probably change in the days ahead but i don't think it will change much. but yes, we brought a number of afghans out. >> how would you characterize this evacuation mission? on the one hand,123,000 people got out. on the other hand, you lost 13 marines, more than 100 afghans died and there are still potentially tens of thousand sivs that wanted to get out that did not get outcome as you said. so how would you characterize this mission? >> first of all, the 11 marines, the soldier and sailor, we will never forget them. we have all lost people before, and it is never easy. you would like to bring out everybody who would want to come out, and the situation would not allow

servicemembers have died. afghanistan's health minister says more than 60 afghans were also killed. isis-k has claimed responsibility for the two blasts just outside the airport. ama: president biden has ordered military commanders to develop plans. elizabeth rosie has the latest from washington. pres. biden: the lives we lost today were given in the service of liberty, security, and others. in the service of america. ama: the president with this morning to isis-k, which is claiming responsibility for the attack. pres. biden: for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this, we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. ama: the pentagon says a number of afghans also fell victim to this heinous attack. a source tells abc news one of the explosions was a suicide attack followed by gunfire outside the abbey gate. the second explosion was near the baron hotel just a short distance from that same gate. >> the attack was followed by a number of isis gunmen who opened fire on billion military versus. -- on civil

reporter: we are learning more about some of those 13 servicemembers killed in thursday's attack. including navy corpsman max soviet and rain's corporal hunter lopez, and kareem the couey, david espinoza, jared smit, and riley mccollum, who was just three weeks from becoming a father. >> he was hoping to come back around the time the baby was born. he knew, he was excited. he would have been a great father. he was ready. he was happy. reporter: flags at the white house and all military personal naval safe -- stations will continue to be flown at half staff to honor those fallen servicemembers. julie mcfarland, abc news, london. kumasi: there are a lot of ways you can help afghan refugees. for ideas, go to abc7news.com /takeaction. on the same page, you will find supportive resources, especially for veterans during this difficult time. another signing of this country's reckoning with race and social justice. a ceremony today in santa cruz to remove a market that is viewed by some as a symbol of oppression and slavery. new developments with the elizabeth holmes case. who she is expe

servicemembers have died. afghanistan's health minister says more than 60 afghans were also killed.sis-k has claimed responsibility for the two blasts just outside the airport. ama: president biden has ordered military commanders to develop plans. elizabeth rosie has the latest from washington. pres. biden: the lives we lost today were given in the service of liberty, security, and others. in the service of america. ama: the president with this morning to isis-k, which is claiming responsibility for the attack. pres. biden: for those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this, we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down you pay. ama: the pentagon says a number of afghans also fell victim to this heinous attack. a source tells abc news one of the explosions was a suicide attack followed by gunfire outside the abbey gate. the second explosion was near the baron hotel just a short distance from that same gate. >> the attack was followed by a number of isis gunmen who opened fire on billion military versus. -- on civilians and mi

servicemembers have been killed. we're looking at graph fisk video. a person with a suicide vest, the second attack likely a car bomb hitting a staging area. shots were fired. it is described as a complex attack and massive. unconfirmed, the bbc is quoting afghan health officials that the death toll could be high as 60. that the injury toll could be 140. from the images we have seen we wouldn't be surprised. marines and soldiers killed, they were at the airport gate. we've been watching those scenes going through desperate papers for people trying to get out of afghanistan. they were against the airport wall a drainage canal on the other. fighting for their lives. now they are victims of terror. the u.s. state department is saying 1500 americans remain in the country. 10 of thousands of people we believe helped the americans over the past 20 years are trapped there as well. the u.s. embassy telling americans at least to stay away. no claim of responsibility. we've been watching statements in the last couple hours coming from the taliban supposedly pro

he began helping get the names of former interpreters and afghans o other servicemembers vouched forrines at the gates, often getting them to write the names of the u.s. soldiers they were to connect to on a placard, and hold it up above the crowds. other veterans went one step further, flying into kabul in person to help make this happen. >> i had one guy with his family and i said, hey. what are you wearing? i'm wearing this. okay, put on a baseball hat, put the baseball hat on a broomstick and put it over your head and wave it around so i can see you. i didn't end up finding him, but those are the things that we did. i found the family of one pilot and i said, hey, get a piecef cardboard and write big foot on it and hold it up. and that's the only way i found them, because they were holding up a sign that said bigfoot. >> reporter: jariko denman is a former army ranger who served several tours in afghanistan. he spent much of last week helping find former afghan special forces soldiers he and his comrades fought alongside, and plucking their families from the crowds. >> it's indes

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we need to bring our servicemembers in to go in and get them.ervice members would love nothing more to commit their oath to our copstution to go get our citizens and bring them home. the biden administration is refusing to do that. the biden administration is refusing to send our servicemembers to get them and there will be blood on their hands. stuart: do you think the military has confidence in secretary of defense general austin? >> absolutely. congress doesn't have any confidence in him. even the british said we're not following the biden administration at all. what time in human history we see the brits going in getting their people, the french going in getting their people and americans are sitting at airport like sitting ducks, shelter in place. we can't get you out. go back, they don't even know what to do. we need to fly in there. we need to get our people back. stuart: congressman greg stuebe, thanks very much for being with us on a very important day. appreciate it, sir. many thanks. we'll continue to cover this breaking news in the n

attack the department of defense released their names a served in the marine corps, navy, army, servicemembes were killed. here they are. our hearts are with their families during this tough time. thursday was the worst day of joe biden's presidency when avoidable tragedy for those of forces in afghanistan in ten years. and now innocent people are paying the price. and to get add of afghanistan and with 350 american still trying to get out a department with a bad track record. us military last night carrying out a drone strike to where the targets were killed and wounded. the president said today the strike will not be the last there's a lot of questions about this and we will have a report just a minute. the taliban blocking americans and biden is boxed in letting it happen from working with the taliban now. biden says we may have even given the taliban a list of names to look for checkpoints or a kill list as most people fiercely but here's the names of 12 people to let them through that very well could happened. >> stranding americans behind enemy lines plain and simple the administration

we owe it to leaders, servicemembers, and the american people. as we do, we will remain focused on today and the future and make sure we find every opportunity to make good on our promise to the afghan people. we will honor the brave men and women who have risked and sacrificed their lives as part of this long mission right up until today. thank you for listening. announcer: this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania starting on saturday. watch online or listen on the radio app. >> the pentagon announced the end to the war in afghanistan one day before the president deadline for the withdrawal of troops. john kirby and kenneth mckenzie spoke with reporters. >> good afternoon.

we owe it to leaders, servicemembers, and the american people. as we do, we will remain focused on today and the future and make sure we find every opportunity to make good on our promise to the afghan people. we will honor the brave men and women who have risked and sacrificed their lives as part of this long mission right up until today. thank you for listening. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our next guest is dr. lee sabio president of american academy of pediatrics. welcome to "washington journal." guest: thank you for having us here. host: how many pediatricians to you represent, your organization, and what is its mission? guest: the american academy of pediatrics represents over 67,000 pediatricians and our mission is to support the health and well being of all children. host: you're joining us this morning after news yesterday some positive news on the vaccine front for kids at

but we evacuated 125,000 afghans at last count, many had very little if any connection to our servicemembers over the last 20 years. i'm glad they are out of the taliban's groups but they have to qualify under american law before the we admit them to the country, they cannot be admitted into this country, the trump administration, refugees in jordan, the afghan refugees in places like qatar, turkey or albania or other countries, i'm glad they are out of the taliban's group but it is not our responsibility to welcome every single one to the country if they do not contribute directly to the military forces the last 20 years. laura: we care about afghans who are at risk who need to be out of the country, that's millions of people, not 120,000 people, we are talking several hundred thousand or millions of people. everyone feel terrible for everyone suffering around the globe but there are a lot, congress has responsibility to make sure refugee caps are lifted and anyone can come here and live here if they are afghan he and don't want to live your, it has to be passed by congress, live with it in

terrorists targeted the airport killing 13 american servicemembers and at least 72 afghan desperate to get out of the country before it is too late. president biden says the us will complete the evacuation is scheduled next week, that he is valid revenge. >> to those who carried out this attack, no this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> president biden has been under pressure from both sides over his handling of the withdrawal. former national security adviser hr mcmaster had this to say. >> when you prioritize withdrawal over the achievement of any kind of a no blame in war this is what you get, that is what surrender is in that is what we've done. >> for the latest on what is happening on the ground in afghanistan, let's turn to amy kellogg live for us this morning and italy. being asked this morning was what was the purpose of attacking people leaving the country, attacking people trying to get on humanitarian flights. in the meantime, 13 us service personnel lost their lives, 72 afghan civilians, those numbers may change as the day

this is the right one for -- the right decision for our brave servicemembers and it is the right one for america. thank you and god protect our troops, diplomats and all brave americans serving in harm's way. >> you saw president biden lie from the white house, the state department and pentagon are both scheduled to hold briefings on the situation in afghanistan this afternoon. on c-span, we will take you to whatever briefing gets underway first. >> president barack obama from may of 2010, the taliban captures couple, stunning the u.s.. asking you what does the war in afghanistan mean? dent. caller: good morning. this has been a great show this morning. to answer the main question, it means we did not learn lessons from vietnam because we went into a war not doing everything -- not willing to do everything it took or would take to win it. by that, i mean using nuclear weapons. we could have won the afghanistan war if we had been willing to use all our weapons that we have in our arsenal. that is just not politically correct, so we decided not to do it and lost another war like we did

this is the right one for -- the right decision for our brave servicemembers and it is the right oneor america. thank you and god protect our troops, diplomats and all brave americans serving in harm's way. announcer: c-span's washington journal. every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, we will discuss the following afghanistan with leslie morgan, military journalist and author of the hardest place, the american military adrift in afghanistan. watch c-span's washington journal. live at seven eastern tue

this is the right one for -- the right decision for our brave servicemembers and it is the right one for america. thank you and god protect our troops, diplomats and all brave americans serving in harm's way. >> you saw president biden lie from the white house, the state department and pentagon are both scheduled to hold briefings on the situation in afghanistan this afternoon. on c-span, we will take you to whatever briefing gets underway first.

there is not yet any official deadline for servicemembers to get the vaccine.hington state school district are furious, student-athletes were given ankle monitors as part of their efforts to trace covid 19. a parent of two joins me live to react, thanks for being with us. i want to get to the statement from the high school on these ankle monitors first, we received grant funding that specifically included provisions to support high-risk athletes programs and use some of those funds to pay for athletic proximity monitors. of the student approached test positive we have the immediate information regarding athletes and coaches contact more tightly determine who might need to quarantine. did you get this letter or was there any conversation beforehand to let you know this could be something that is coming or was the first time you heard of it? >> wasn't the first i heard of it but there wasn't any advance notice of it either, the first day of football practice, i was given the notice from my son explaining what the program was and if parents didn't sign it their ch

we owe that to future diplomats, military leaders servicemembers, , and the american people. as we do, we will remain focused on today and the future and make sure we find every opportunity to make good on our commitment to the afghan people. we will honor the brave men and women who have risked and sacrificed their lives as part of this long mission right up until today. thank you for listening. [reporters asking questions] ♪ >> your opinion matters. be heard c-span's videoconferencing center. be part of the national conversation by creating a documentary that answers the question how does the federal government impact your life? your five to six minute video will focus on foreign policy or what program that fits you in your community. has $100,000 in cash prizes and a shot at the cash for aspirin prize of $5,000. entries will begin to be received wednesday, september 8. for competition rules, tips and more information to help get started, visit our website at studentcam.org. >> the population of china in 1949 when the communists took control was 540 million people. during t

for their families, their brothers, uncles, aunts, people that continues to help the american servicemembere in the last 20 years. they are concerned how they are going to get family members out. we are all concerned with how fast they are processing the sibs. american citizens deserve some answers why these were not processed or not processed. >> next time we offer safety for assistance and this is what safety looks like will anybody trust us ever again? >> this is a complex subject. we had to rebuild trust for several generations after vietnam, the international community watches this. they understand how america treats their counterparts downrange, took several generations for guys like me in my previous job is green beret to work with our counterparts, to build rapport and what this does is takes away the credibility and degrades the professional image of the american war fighter and this will take generations to repair. in the military we have prior planning prevents bad performance and this was very ill planned and the commanders of the pentagon should be absolutely ashamed with the w

military, servicemembers, and they want to continue to work with them. are folks who want to continue to provide service to the u.s., and they have been incredibly well vetted. they were vetted many times over before being allowed to go out on patrols and work directly with -- and in many cases being very much responsible for a lot of the safety of the u.s. forces. these are incredible folks that really are going to add to the beauty of america, i think. host: sandy in kent, ohio. caller: yes, thank you so much for taking my call. i have seen a veteran who lost both his legs on tv the other day. he worked in afghanistan. he said we can train them to drive a tank, we can train them to shoot a gun, but these people are not brave. you cannot train them to be brave. and he said when came to shove, they fled. and all of our equipment is there. he talked about how we sent them all of the latest technology, and we just leave it all for the taliban? i mean, if we took it in, can't we get it out? thank you. i listen to your comments. host: a couple questions from

servicemembers. the clock is ticking. in 48 hours or sooner the last american flight will depart and they will turn it over to the the taliban. meaning thousands of americans and will be left behind. the department of state you updated number of americans evacuated safely out is 5400. the number of americans trying to get out they say 350, which they say are nearly are already out of the country but only time will tell. will, pete, rachel. will: thank you so much, griff. rachel: 2000 people were evacuated just last night. pete: it's a scene of desperation right now, especially for american citizens. taliban not letting people through the gates. most of the gates are closed because of the threat assessment. it was 36 hours. we're within 24 hours of an imminent attack. we have more questions than answers. friday night we reported about the isis-k drone attack. great, as john kirby said, two guys are dead. i never heard the title used. they are certainly not high-profile or haven't released the names. w