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Qatar. when the evacuation was formally directed on august 14, we began too carry out our plan. based upon the initial assumption that the afghan security forces would be a willing and able security partner in kabul. defending the capitol for a matter of weeks or for a few days. within 24 hours of course the afghan military collapsed completely opening kabul up to the talibans advance. on august 15, many a meeting with taliban senior leadership in doha, our mission was to evacuate personnel and ...

Killed in action. 13 of them in just the last week as they were carrying out this humanitarian mission to bring humanitarians and allies to safety. 6,000 evacuated since august 14. more than 20 american service members were wounded fighting against the taliban. the very same group that harbored the al-quaida terrorists that struck the united states on september 11th. the same group marched into kabul 20 years later. today theyre back in control of kabul. neil? >> neil: so jennifer, the last plan...

Sacrifices and accomplishments of those that served and nor the emotions that they feel. im proud that both my son and i have been a part of it. before i opened it up for questions, i do want to provide some important context to the evacuation mission that we just completed. in what was the largest noncombatant evacuation in the u.s. militarys history. since august 14, u.s. military aircraft evacuated more than 79,000 citizens from hamed karzai international airport. 6,000 americans and more tha...

Evacuees theyll get out. we heard from the white house press secretary that 6,000 americans have been evacuated as part of 122,000,000 since august 14. she suggested theres a handful, maybe 100 or so americans left in the country. its not clear how many of those still want to get out. we know from reporting last night there were americans that were not able to get through the gate. she said arrangements will be made with partner countries like qatar, turkey who will remain in afghanistan. the u....

0 tonight before dumping rain in tennessee and ohio river valleys tomorrow. theres flash flooding and mudslides along the way. we wish those people well and a quick recovery in a very difficult situation. thanks nor being with us today for "the story," august 30, 2021. the "the story" continues tomorrow. see you back here. >> neil: thank you, martha, very much. were on top of two storms gripping the world right now. certainly our part with the flooding and damage and winds and still more floodin...

Not be the last. meanwhile, time running out in the race to get americans and their allies out of afghanistan. a u.s. official says around 2,000 people were evacuated over 12 hours on saturday. the u.s. and allied countries have evacuated more than 113,000 people since august 14. but there are fears thousands could still be left behind. cnn senior international correspondent, ivan watson, joins me now from hong kong. also, white house reporter, jasmine wright, is in washington. ivan, lets begin ...

Flights since august 14. >> pete: joey, highly effective operation? >> if that happened after yesterdays bombing -- >> today. >> if you said the metric that matters, the metric that matters are 13 lives of our heros are dead. i dont know what the count is. over 100 afghan innocent civilians that we were in charge of protecting are dead. i dont know what it is about this administration for hiring dudes that have a face you want to punch, thats different. you get mad watching the dude talk. to go ...

President has said. these people who are serving our troops are heroes. theyre risking their own lives to save other americans and afghans. our entire country owes them a huge debt of gratitude. >> lets not forget in the past ten days since august 14, 117,000 people, american citizens, green card holders, afghan allies, third country residents have been evacuated, of that 117,000, 5400 americans were flown out. the pentagon says some flights are now carrying military equipment, meaning theyre pa...

Interests and americans and that just drives me [ bleep ] nuts. >> he nailed it. hes right, of course, i think i said, the only thing certain is its so damn sad. in addition to the sadness in the wake of this attack theres a growing desperation for those who remain on the ground. as president bidens withdrawal deadline approaches its a race against the clock to find and extract the remaining americans who want to leave. and that likely means that thousands of afghan translators and others could ...

Up to 30 and 40 miles an hour them exist in all david as you continue into lunchtime and then only intensifies and the entire system lifts up into louisiana and suddenly youre talking about hurricane force winds at 80 miles per hour winds this would be an all-day event as we are tracking and lifting up into the louisiana area eric and is going to be something that we will pay close attention to, the winds and storm surge and of course the rain that will come with it. eric: on the anniversary of ...