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The administration. >> >> yeah. steve. first off let me commend cory mills and so many other veterans over the last three weeks sacrificed time and money in many cases to help fellow americans get out of afghanistan or in some cases the afghan interpreters who served locally beside them. there are real heroes of this tragedy: not surprising that the state department higher ups come rushing in any time they see a good news story and try to take credit of it really nothing but bad news about joe b...

Officials to take questions tomorrow morning on the evacuations of the growing humanitarian crisis inside afghanistan. mike. >> mike: trey yingst started his loft live. many thanks. the buy demonstration is keeping quiet about the situation in afghanistan. white house correspond peter doocy is in wilmington, delaware, tonight, where the president is spending his labor day. [applause] >> the president spent part of labor day glad-handing at a union hall in delaware. of he hasnt spoken about afgha...

The weeks ahead. theres a recognition people are down and depressed. and people thought eight weeks ago we would be in a different place. the summer everybody expected did not happen. i think they want the president to be more on offense and trying to restore the confidence there. legislatively, a lot of work there, but they also have well-respected legislative affairs team to know how the process works. thats behind the scenes. covid will be important. >> lets walk through them and start with a...

A serious issue and that the taliban is wanting something in exchange. here is what he said yesterday on fox news. >> we have six airplanes at the airport, six airplanes, with american citizens on them as i speak also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. state has cleared these flights. and the taliban will not let them leave the airport. >> reporter: we should make it clear cnn has not been able to independently verify these claims. national security coun...

Country. we do not control the airspace, over afghanistan or elsewhere in the region. given these constraints, we also dont have a reliable means to confirm the basic details of charter flights, including who may the organizing them, the number of citizens and other parity groups on board, and where they plan to land, among other issues." michael mccaul claiming passengers on some planes trying to leave afghanistan are essentially being held hostage by the taliban. watch. >> we have hundreds of ...

Citizens left behind enemy lines in afghanistan as i speak. we have six airplanes that the airport. with american citizens on them. as i speak. also with these interpreters. and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. >> julie: we have fox team coverage. trey yingst is in kotter dominic qatar. first, we go to benjamin from london. >> there are actually conflicting reports. yes, the taliban say they have full control, and they have released images showing the amount of the governors offi...

Tells, quote, the embassy greeted the americans and confirms this was the first escape in this manner. all of this comes as one republican lawmaker claims the taliban are preventing planes carrying americans from taking off. >> we have six airplanes at the airport. six airplanes with american citizens on them as i speak. also with these interpreters. and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. the state has cleared the flights. and the taliban will not let them leave the airpo...

Saying that american citizens are on the ground being held by the taliban, and that they are not able to get on these flights. theyre in a desperate situation, saying hes getting this information from classified briefings and he is describing it as something similar to a near hostage situation. >> we had six airplanes at the airport. six planes with american citizens on them as i speak. also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now. we have stayed as ...

Photo, shows six planes on friday at an airport in northern afghanistan. a white house official says these claims of a so-called hostage situation and americans on board from top republican in the house foreign affairs committee are not confirmed. listen. >> we have six airplanes as ma st a sharif airport, six airplanes with american citizens on them as i speak, also with these interpreters and the taliban is holding them hostage for demands. >> white house not confirming that but the taliban sa...

Allegations of taliban brutality have begun to emerge. family members say heavily pregnant mother banue negar, was shot dead in front of her children in ghor, west of kabul graphic pictures apper to show her badly disfigured face, the taliban denies any involvement and say theyre investigating. the militants have also been accused of holding americans hostage, a senior congressional source told cbs influences. source told cbs news. satellite mages show six chartered arab craft in northern afghan...