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Trouble. and we are aligning ourselves in many ways increasingly with the kind of most conservative shakedowns in order to have some kind of military position still in the region. were relying on countries like saudi arabia to provide their air bases. qatar to head the central command. bahrain for our naval fleet. that these -- this is a part of the world where joe biden likes to talk about standing for human rights and these are some of the countries that have the worst human rights practices. ...

Leaving the taliban in full control of one of the most vulnerable countries in the middle east. >> moments after the u.s. departed, taliban fighters were seen celebrating. here is the video. entering a hangar and checking out helicopters and other equipment the u.s. military left behind. today they showed off their new convoy of military suvs and aircraft as well. now, i should say the commander of central command says the dozens of u.s. vehicles and planes left at the airport have been demilita...

Diplomatic sequel now begins led by secretary of state antony blinken who insists that the commitment to afghanistan remains. the final hours have been u.s. officials say the most dangerous. after a massive suicide bombing last week by isis-k that left scores dead including 13 service members. early monday morning five rockets were fired at the kabul airport. isis claimed responsibility. the pentagon says its anti-rocket defense system engaged and no casualties were reported. the vehicle used to...

State department, one to 200 americans, and countless other afghans who are fearful for their lives and worrying about what this new era will bring with it. john, kaitlan. >> and yesterday we heard from general frank mckenzie who runs central command. he was talking about the difficulty facing the taliban, including how they led thousands of isis-k prisoners out of those prisons when they were going around and taking over parts of afghanistan. we did hear from pakistans foreign minister earlier,...

Last u.s. service member to stand on afghan oil, the commanding general of the 82nd airborne. according to the pentagon, more than 122,000 people were evacuated from the kabul airport, but nearly 200 americans and many more afghan allies were not able to get out. alex marquardt has more. >> reporter: just as the day of august 31st, deadline to leave, began in afghanistan, the announcement was made. >> im here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan and end of the military m...

Reported. the vehicle used to launch the rockets turned to ash. it came just hours after u.s. central command said a drone targeted an isis vehicle with a large amount of explosives. the air strike was in a residential kabul neighborhood and, centcom said, stopped an imminent threat on the airport. >> there was a secondary explosion and it assessed that what was there was going to be used in a high-profile attack. >> reporter: but the multiple explosions also killed civilians. a relative told cn...

We learned this weekend the secretary of state was in the hamptons with the fancy people, biden was with jill and no cabinet officials at camp david. the press secretary had said vacation auto reply set up on the white house e-mail. apparently none of them thought something important might be happening in afghanistan. its disgraceful. this isnt the junior varsity team, this is the team of peopl that couldnt make jv. in sadder for the troops is the kids cut from the jv squad are in charge of mili...

When the predictable chaos started to unfold at the airport the biden team was on summer break. we learned the secretary of state was in the hamptons, biden was with jill and no cabinet officials at camp david, the press secretary had a vacation otto reply set up on white house email, none of them thought something important might be happening in afghanistan when they were having fun. it is disgraceful. this isnt the junior varsity team. this is a team of people who couldnt make j the. the kids ...

American citizens and vulnerable afghans. the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai international airport on august 30th, this afternoon, at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. and the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above afghanistan. >> reporter: central commands general frank mckenzie says the diplomatic sequel now begins led by secretary of state tony blinken, who insists the commitment to afghanistan remains despite no diplomatic presence. >> now, u.s. military flights have ended,...

Mark administration made a promise to applicants in afghanistan that they would get them out. and yes, they got a lot of people out. biggest noncombatant evacuation in u.s. history. they still fundamentally broke their promise. how are they going to deal with that? >> well, president biden is someone who has said he wants to be measured against his own word and the promises he makes. thats an assurance he gave earlier just a few weeks ago when he was doing an interview and he was asked will troo...