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He was actually giving a briefing on another issue but of course afghanistan is still an ongoing crisis here and he was asked about that strike that happened last night confirming the details of that, but he also said that the strike was not the last. he said, i will quote to you, we will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay, and he said his commanders had informed him that an attack is highly likely in the next 2a to 36 hours. last week, on wednesda...

The president is fond of saying now the military commanders say that bagram field said itf wouldnt be much use. mark milley said it was ant tack -- tactful reasons, it wasnt much support. why was that? as milley testified or as he said in a news conference on august 18, he said the mission was t to protect the embassy. obviously the embassy is in kabul.on there was no thought that you would add forces to keep bagram open. he wanted -- what biden wanted was forces out. they had to surge forces in...

♪ ♪ ♪ dedicated trade desk pros and ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of whats yours. a troubling new warning from president biden today. he says his commanders assessed that another kabul airport attack is highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. this as the pentagon reveals

Against terrorism of the fall on this day, they are part of a crate, noble company of american heroes. for those who carried out this attack as long as anyone who wishes america home know this, we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pgy- will hunt you down and make you pay. i will defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command. we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not let them stop our mission built up we will continue the evac...

By the military, from the chairman of the joint chiefs, the joint chiefs, the commanders in the field, have all contacted me, one way or another, usually by letter, saying we subscribe to the mission as designed. to get as many people out as we can. within the timeframe. that is allotted, that is the best way to lead to get as many americans out as possible, and others. >> so even with that, and its important that americans notice, our military commanders are warning they are still bracing for m...

>> timothy, with your experience in afghanistan, are you surprised at the american military is having some successful communications like that with the taliban? >> im not entirely. we were over there, the afghan police in the afghan police would regularly speak to the taliban counterparts in the other commanders. you could jump on the phone with them as well, if you wanted to with your interpreter and communicate. it wasnt productive communication. it was often basically them taunting us, but th...

Attack. as ive been in constant contact with our senior military leader, around the clock, and our commanders on the ground throughout the day, they made a clear after -- we can and we must complete this mission, and we will. that is what ive ordered them to do we will not be deterred by terrorists. we will not let them stop our mission. we will continue the evacuation, ive also -- to strike isis-k, ss leadership in facilities. we will respond with force and precision at our time at the place we...

Afghanistan, the commanders, as well as the pentagon, and i ask for their best military judgment what would be the most efficient way to accomplish the mission. they concluded, the military, that bagram was not much value added that it was much wiser to focus on kabul so i followed that recommendation. >> president biden was also asked yesterday about the administrations relationship with the taliban. lets take a listen. >> no one trusts them. were just counting on their self-interest to continu...

Our casualty list to include a 13th servicemember killed in action. our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families, and to the teammates that we have lost. this is a devastating time for these gold star families, a title no one wants to hold, but we absolutely hold in the utmost respect. i can also report that two flights landed at ramstein today carrying our wounded personnel from the attack. these personnel have been transferred to landstuhl regional medical center and receiving c...

>> what information is very important right now is at the ground level to ensure that as people approach check points, that the taliban check point leaders have and understand who is coming. what documentation theyre supposed to have. that is really important to us to ensure that people are not in areas and that people are there for periods of time. if commanders on the ground continue to coordinate, how do we continue to increase that throughput to get on as fast as we can. that is very safe to...