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Look at this incredible photo. it shows hundreds of afghan people packed into a u.s. cargo plane leaving afghanistan. we learned this plane was carrying about 640 men, women and children and they flew from kabul to cutter on sunday. >> i understand youre getting some new details about how the crew made the flight decision here. what did you learn? >> first lets go back to sunday night. at that point the airport had not been secured. there were thousands of afghan civilians that made it a difficu...

Afghanistan, public support for leaving afghanistan, im sure you know this, was the high 70s. there hasnt been a majority of american public support for the war in afghanistan for decades, i wonder what you make of that. its not even splitting it. its almost two unattached halves, the human calamity of the last 72 hours and the american peoples clear desire to leave this war behind. >> its such a dichotomy. its so -- and its such a good question. i want to come back to it but before i do, i want...

Taxis off. there are people holding onto the aircraft, as it takes off. and as it flies away. at least two people were seen falling several hundred feet from one of the planes. sickening. haunting, as well. this photo posted on the website defense one. about 640 people, according to defense one, on an aircraft designed to carry 102 troops. afghans, desperate to leave. right now, according to the pentagon, there are about 2,500 u.s. troops securing the airport. late today, the president said th...

Didnt -- ahmadinejad has been in contact with many. first, trey yingst has more. >> the taliban is trying to position themselves as an inclusive and understanding organization despite their brutal history. representatives spoke with the media about womens rights saying they would be respected in the country and that everyone in afghanistan is being given amnesty even if they worked for u.s. forces in the past. the new tone comes as hundreds gathered again today at kabuls airport trying to flee. ...

The state department from a very early part of the spring. that is a process that can be fairly lengthy. there are a lot of them and theres a vetting process that has to occur. as i said, we are working really hard to make sure we can get as many of them out as we can. >> a process that can be fairly lengthy, the pentagon top spokesperson says. but pentagon promises or not, our allies might not have that much time to wait. some of them have made it out. youve seen the image of 640 afghan refugee...

Appears grabbing a lot of headlines at this moment is that contingency plans that were prepared for. the 82nd airborne, did they have a heads up that they would be flying 640 passengers packed into that c-17 yesterday? did they prepare for all of the equipment the afghans required over two decades getting turned over? most of it to the tele- band? so, why do we continue to hear that now from the national security advisor and from the president yesterday? >> i think what was interesting was that ...

20 years later, platforms extend to the president of the united states enabling the taliban. >> the biden administration expected to recommend covid vaccine boosters for all americans. >> those booster shots could start in mid to late september. >> at this point i just dont see any good argument for it. >> fred makes landfall in florida as a tropical storm. governor ron desantis declaring a state of emergency as the beaches become submerged. ainsley: a fox news alert hundreds of afghans running ...

Brave enough to do. heather: interesting response from their pr department, typically their responses are boring and this one not boring. this photo is a stunning image. carley: the first images of us cargo jets packed with terrified afghan he is desperate to flee taliban rule. some of these people who jumped on american planes desperate to leave the country and that chaotic scene in kabul yesterday, 640 afghans on a plane designed to carry 150 soldiers, they decided to take off anyway. they cou...

640 people overnight on board a c-17 aircraft. it really gives you a sense of how desperate these civilians are to get away from the taliban. the pentagon press secretary indicating there could be upwards of 9,000 to 10,000 americans still in afghanistan. thats in addition to the thousands of allies and translators the biden administration has pledged to help. this comes as the taliban is urging government employees to return to work today saying that amnesty will be given across afghanistan. th...

Airport reopens following chaos as thousands tried to flee the country, 7 people died. video showing the dramatic scene as some ran alongside an aircraft attempting to take off while others dangle off the jet bridge, a cargo jet filled with afghan refugees, they reportedly ran into the aircraft before military personnel closed the ramps. 640 people crammed into that plane, holding 150 sores, us troops moved into kabul, they expect a 500 on the ground as pentagon press secretary john kirby insist...