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The closuredisclosures. theres a filing from "the washington post" today from freedom of information act on how much army commanders objected to some of the things the state department was doing in not evacuating sooner to the closing of bagram base too soon. what should the senate, your oversight committees do to make sure this kind of messy evacuation doesnt happen again? >> well, i think the first thing is to learn whatever lessons there are to be learned. im a little surprised about the bagr...

Ten years ago. theres a $5 million reward for information that could lead to his capture. can you walk us through what the u.s./taliban relationship looks like right now? >> alicia, it is exactly as jonathan sketched out. its a relationship of convenience. right now they have something of control over kabul and most of afghanistan although i say right now because that could change. and so the u.s. government is in a position to work with the people who have the most power and leverage on the gro...

United States to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says official SECTIONS Last Updated: Jun 02, 2021, 05:16 PM IST Share Synopsis The vast base, built by the Soviets in the 1980s, is the biggest military facility used by US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of troops stationed there during the peak of Americas military involvement in the violence-wracked country. Getty Images An American F-16 fighter jet taxis down a runway at Bagram Air Field on September 5, 20...

The US military will hand over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days

On May 1, the US began a troop withdrawal. There are quite a few hopes attached with the troop withdrawal which it is hoped will bring about peace in Afghanistan. Since 2001, the US has been engaged...

G Parthasarathy Chancellor, Jammu Central University & former High Commissioner to Pakistan Global attention on developments in Afghanistan is now focused on the uncertainties and confusion surrounding the ongoing American withdrawal. But the suffering inflicted on the people of Afghanistan by the ambitions of its neighbours, like Pakistan, and by the rivalries between external powers, notably the Soviet Union and the US, should not be forgotten. About 4.3 million Afghan refugees fled to Pakist...

Thanksgiving that i never had anything called turkey. but thats okay. >> all right, cecilia vega joins us now from the white house. and cecilia, this was a highly secretive mission, as you said, only a handful of top aides knew in advance. and youre learning tonight more about that extra security that was taken? >> reporter: yeah, tom, they had to keep this mission top secret for the presidents safety on a high stakes trip like this one. when air force one took off from joint base andrews, it di...

Wanted to do. we knew what he would try to do. we think about that ba to be getting handed to the next person we have no idea among the democratic candidates and republican candidates i have no idea what well do with the bagram base, and the ja lalabad base. they start with 5,500 americans in the country for what at that point the 15th or 16th year weve had them there. its deep. >> rachel maddow, thanks for your time here. >> thanks, reverend. congratulations on this wonderful show. >> thank you...

who he says need to grow a spine, and the story that took him down. the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> why they charge the president with putting politics ahead of their safety. and only in america. the real bin laden battle. why its not about politics. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight breaking news. president obamas surprise trip to afghanistan and his speech to americans on the ...

the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> why they charge the president with putting politics ahead of their safety. and only in america. the real bin laden battle. why its not about politics. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight breaking news. president obamas surprise trip to afghanistan and his speech to americans on the one year anniversary of the mission to take out osama bin laden. >> my...