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Panic buttons, touting the fact that more than 120,000 people were evacuated. state department officials estimate there are around 100 american still left in afghanistan. its been almost a week since the u.s. military pulled out of afghanistan. the bottom line, we were used to getting intelligence really at the snap of a finger, but a lot of those streams have dried up. the state department out with a statement about those airplanes peter was mentioning. we do not have reliable means to confirm ...

Cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. great to have you along this hour, thank you for joining me. we begin the show in afghanistan where taliban fighters trying to seize north of kabul. the rugged district is home to antitaliban forces. the only territory not under taliban control. both sides claiming successes. cnn cant independently verify the accuracy of those reports. in the capitol, afghans being stopped for cash, most banks as you can see remained closed are limiting withdrawals. there are word...

>> he also said the evacuation mission is something they should, quote, always be roud proud of. the general remembered the 13 service members who were killed in the terror attack at kabul airport saying their deaths and the deaths of nearly 200 afghans was a high price to pay, but, quote, 124,000 people can live free. cnn political advisor david sanger, white house and national security correspondent for "the new york times" with us now. david, we appreciate you taking time for us. thank you. h...

Welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. im kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." we begin in afghanistan where taliban fighters are trying to seize the panjeer valley north of kabul, home to anti-taliban forces, the only territory not under taliban control. fresh fighting was reported on saturday with both sides claiming successes. now cnn cant independently verify the accuracy of those reports. in the capital where ordinary afghans have been st...

World. im kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." afghanistans valley now the focus of taliban efforts to completely take over the country but anti-taliban forces are fighting back. panjshir is the only territory not under taliban control. fresh fighting was reported saturday with both sides claiming successes. cnn cannot independently verify the accuracy of those reports. and the largest currency exchange market reopened for the first time in nearly three weeks, but banks are limiting withdraw...

Happens when flash floods happen. at least 25 people were killed in new jersey, six are still missing, including two seton hall university students feared to have been swept away near a storm drain that empties into the river. new york was hammered as well, westchester county saw some four feet of water. new york mayor bill deblasio is taking heat for not being prepared enough. they need to improve infrastructure and drainage system because extreme weather events are becoming the norm. we now un...

This. we dont have air assets in the country and we dont control the air space. anyone suggesting we are preventing these flights thats not accurate. we cant prevent a charter flight from taking off. where we have concern is the fact we do not have reliable means to confirm the details of charter flights including who is organizing them and the number of american citizens. the accuracy of the manifest and where they will land. charter flights are landing on u.s. military bases and we have concer...

Any of the attacks as long as possible as we try to clear the airport. and then finally the long-term effort. i think people are mistaken about thinking of the deadline as, okay, there is a before and after. the united states presence will be very, very different, but its interests will continue, and that interest will be both in, i think, covert operations to get people still out. so americans who remain, who could not get to the airport will still -- there will still be attempts to get them ou...

I agree with david on one thing. our intelligence has been grotesquely incompetent and its not just our intelligence be accuracy. the $80 billion a year intelligence bureaucracy but also our four-star politicians like general milley, joint chiefs of staff chairman, and our grotesquely incompetent secretary of defense lloyd austin. there ought to be some bipartisan credibility. the republicans ought to stop cheerleading this military thats led us down so much. not the individual soldiers, not the...

Yesterdays attack. so walk us through this. did this attack come from intelligence that the government already had considering how fast this was? >> well, i think it certainly built on that. but in order to have the tactical accuracy, if you will, in order to conduct a pinpoint strike -- and apparently they did, took out an isis-k planner without any collateral casualties -- thats a very good sign. and i think it makes -- it points out or emphasizes the fact that were not starting from scratch h...