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Than 100,000 people for safe evacuation. pentagon now reaching out to the taliban for help keeping america safe until they leave. here is nic robertson. >> reporter: yes, the taliban have said the u.s. is an occupying force and a puppet government, a government that was just overthrown of afghanistan. absolutely the taliban want to see the united states leave. so their promise to the united states had been to protect u.s. forces, that their forces would not attack u.s. forces during the drawdown...

Reaching out to the taliban to tell them whats expected to protect the u.s. and that its in the interest of the taliban for them to continue to protect the u.s. because they want the u.s. out. explain that. >> yes. the taliban have said the u.s. is an occupying force thats propped up a puppet government thats just over thrown afghanistan. they want them out as soon as possible and theyre trying to stop any afghans that want to leave and take those last flights out. absolutely the taliban want to...

0 >> officials believe isis-k was behind the attacks, but theyre still working to confirm that. the state department had been warning for days of a terror attack at the airport. we have reporters standing by. lets start with barbara starr at the pentagon. what do we know about these military members who were killed and what were expected to hear from the pentagon? >> in just a very short while we are expecting to hear from general frank mckenzie, the head of the u.s. central command which overse...

The latest in afghanistan. >> what we do here. and planning for these sorts of contingencies is not unusual. in fact, its quite common. and one of the reasons why we have been able to react as quickly as we did in just the last day or so is because we had plenty of contingency planning in the works and in fact, a lot of it complete, because we were, and as ive said many times from the podium, watching consistently the security situation on the ground. so, i can give you a brief update, a few add...

But dialogue is extremely important, and we cant rely more on the instrument of war but the diplomatic instrument now. >> and lets listen in, because the pentagon briefing is beginning with john kirby. lets listen in. >> and to rekt as quickly as we have within the day or so, because we had plenty of contingency planning in the works, and in fact, a lot of it complete. because we were and as i have said many times from the podium watching consistently the security situation on the ground. >> so,...

Promise that we would keep them safe if they help us. last month, the governor of guam, wrote this letter to president biden. she said quote, the or president biden i right to commend your decision to and our nations longest war and finally bring home our brave men and women serving in afghanistan. this decision signifies turning a new corner in foreign policy and our nations return to leadership and international diplomacy. she says quote, recently it has come to my tension that some congressio...

Because they provided crucial-local help to american service members at great risk to themselves in a dangerous place. and they were, then, targeted at home because they helped us. those people, we owe an explicit debt of gratitude to. in part, because we make them explicit promise that we will keep them safe, if they help us. last month, the governor of guam wrote this letter to president biden. she said, quote, dear president biden, i write to commend your decision to end our nations longest w...

Home our brave men and women serving in afghanistan. this decision signifies turning a new corner in foreign policy and our nations return to leadership in international diplomacy. she says, quote, recently, it has come to my attention that some congressional members have suggested that a task force be established for the visa management and evacuation of our afghan partners during this drawdown process. and in particular, that guam be considered a temporary transfer site before our allies move ...

Norms of a modern nation. and the negotiation process, in my view -- and im sure youre going to get to this -- has been flawed from the very beginning, because the taliban has had the upper hand in these negotiations. and i think theyve been given more of an advantage by the negotiators, specifically looking only toward withdrawing forces from that country. >> we now know the talks were called off on thursday and that afghanistans president, the taliban leadership never traveled to the u.s. so w...

Rican people. this is from today near the capital. some homes still have blue tarps and the rebuild got more complicated. fema is reinstituting strict measures how funds are distrubuted throughout the u.s. territory as consequence of the corruption allegations "this is from fema, given the ongoing leadership changes in the puerto rican government with concern over puerto rico history of fiscal regularity and mismanagement, fema decided it is prudent to protect its share of the federal investment...