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Her kids in that crust. she said she cant do it again, shes just giving up, she doesnt want to be evacuated any more, shall die in that crowd. ive had somebody this morning that weve been trying to get on a flight — he was told to get on the airport, but not which entrance or gate to go to. so hes been running around the airport all day. he managed to get through taliban checkpoints only to be turned away and not able to get in, so hes still at the airport and will try to stay there overnight....

Two days. others we saw getting turned around, sent back, told you dont have the appropriate paperwork. and theres no question, everybody here is doing their best. but its not clear if its fast enough, if enough people can get out, and how much longer they have to finish this massive operation. clarissa ward, cnn, kabul. now, despite the chaos and uncertainty at kabuls airport, the u.s. president is defending the evacuation process. joe biden says his administration is focused on bringing amer...

In these extraordinary and -- and trying times. doctor, afghanistans acting public health minister, really appreciate having you on. and again, best of luck. >> thank you very much. pleasure is mine. all right. coming up on "cnn newsroom," as desperation grows in afghanistan, the u.s. president is defending the evacuation process. >> the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far side of the world with this degree of precision is the united states of america. ...

The evacuation process might not be able to last another week. president joe biden makes fresh promises to get americans and afghan allies out. he insists hes mobilizing every resource to make it happen. >> there will be plenty of time to criticize or second-guess when this operation is over, but now, now, im focused on getting this job done. when this is finished we will complete our military withdrawal and finally bring to an end 20 years of american military action in afghanistan. >> all righ...

Welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. im kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." we are learning more about the situation unfolding at the kabul airport. a source tells cnn that 14,000 people are inside the perimeter hoping to flee afghanistan. now, its not clear how many of them are foreign nationals or afghans or what permissions any of them may already have to leave. for a few days, anyone was apparently allowed to enter without filtrat...

Which _ told to go to the airport but not which entrance gate, he has been running _ which entrance gate, he has been running around the airport all day and managed to get through the taiiban— and managed to get through the taliban checkpoints only to be turned — taliban checkpoints only to be turned away and not able to get in, he is _ turned away and not able to get in, he is still— turned away and not able to get in, he is still at — turned away and not able to get in, he is still at ...

I was speaking earlier to one young afghan whose father worked for the american embassy for 20 years, they had been told to go to the airport to be evacuated, tried for two days straight, but they have simply given up, theyve decided at the situation at the airport is even more dangerous than the prospect of life under taliban rule. were also getting reports tonight in the us media that there are concerns amongst us defence officials about the possibility of an attack by the islamic state group ...

Forces, a man whos never for thought himself, i should add, for him to accuse the afghans i think is a national disgrace for america. >> of course many thousands of afghan troops were also killed over the years fighting the taliban but happily, german chancellor getting the people out, they desperately need to refer their own safety there working to speed up the evacuation process. the deadline needs to be extended. >> kitty logan, thank you. we will hear more from former british commander richa...

So hes still at the airport and will try to stay there overnight. it is a shambles of an evacuation process. these are really desperate stories, and when youre talking to these people who say they cant do it any more, they cant go through another day of that with the kids — what other option do they have? if they are scared to go home, where else could they go? well, some people are now talking about fleeing into the mountains. the lady who said she cant face it again tomorrow, theres people t...

Intelligence, failure of coordination with our failure of planning. it seems that scenario planning. it seems that scenario planning didnt take place because the only scenario they looked at was the only scenario they looked at was the hyper optimistic one of the afghan army and afghan government holding firmly against the taliban, and no contingency plan was put in place where that didnt happen. these evacuations should have been happening weeks or even months ago once we had seen the writing o...