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Theres a new push for taliban fighters to control kabuls business district. >> reporter: taliban commander haqqani is on a public offensive winning he hopes in the hearts and minds in the kabul police district he now runs. he doesnt carry a weapon, but his backup does. taliban fighters fresh from the front lines, toting american weapons wearing u.s. combat gear. this is one of the most important neighborhoods in kabul, its circuit court a priority for the taliban. with the talibans well-justifie...

Certified drivers. what this is people that can drive around these oxygen tanks and facilities to the hospitals. theres a number of pieces to work there ander with pry pairing in case theres a need in that regard. >> a quick follow up. yesterday i asked about a "washington post" story that reported that the taliban offered the united states control of kabul. instead, they focused on the airport. have you been able to review that report and is it accurate? >> im not going to speak to private conv...

0 you dont have to take care of all of kabul to get a bigger perimeter. that should have been another option. thanks, general. we know youll be part of the continuing coverage as we move forward. the president said it was time to end this war. that is the story. stay tuned for continuing coverage here on fox of the end of the war in afghanistan. >> neil: all right. martha just said it. i was not going to extend this forever war. the president of the united states explaining why after 20 years we...

Think the taliban is extreme enough. so, you know, ithink it is important to understand that while the taliban may be de facto taking over afghanistan, that doesnt mean they control that huge country from border to border. and they have by no means established authority. they may ultimately or in the short—term control kabul and the levers of power. in terms of where this goes, i think we just have to see. obviously, this horrific tale is changing day to day. i think that what is really going ...

I wanted to pick your brain on this "washington post" story gaining traction and back and forth. that is that the u.s.a. greed to let the taliban control kabul right before its taking. what do you make of that? >> yeah, neil, to me that is an unforced error. first of all, even that were talking to the taliban about this. makes sense to me in the sense that the political adviser of the taliban knew he couldnt control kabul. he probably would turn to the americans or the way the report goes from "...

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...

Believe it or not, they dont think the taliban is extreme enough. so, you know, ithink it is important to understand that while the taliban may be de facto taking over afghanistan, that doesnt mean they control that huge country from border to border. and they have by no means established authority. they may ultimately or in the short—term control kabul and the levers of power. in terms of where this goes, i think we just have to see. obviously, this horrific tale is changing day to day. i thi...

Jeffrey, at some point the taliban are going to insist that they are not just a de facto government, they are the legitimate government. how ready do you think the international community, not least the white house, would be to recognise them? two points here, one is lets understand this attack was not the taliban, it was isis k, as you noted. this fringe group of isis in afghanistan who has declared its enemy notjust the americans but also the taliban because, believe it or not, they dont think...

And they have by no means established authority. they may ultimately or in the short—term control kabul and the levers of power. in terms of where this goes, i think we just have to see. obviously, this horrific tale is changing day to day. i think that what is really going to determine it is is the taliban the same group that it was 20 years ago? are they the hardline extremists who imposed just obscenely medieval punishments on people and forced women out of schools and into burqas? is that ...

Out of afghanistan, absolutely, but once americans are out, that that gives the impetus then to leave the afghan sivs that we havent by august 31st behind. thats what were concerned about. were going to end up saying, we got all the americans out, i did a great job in doing that. in terms of the contingency, if the al ban decided to attack us, it would be a contingency. >> isnt an evac like this always going to be messy? they could have planned better, but do you acknowledge, especially when you...