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Name mohammed. able to get him out is he working to get others out. is he an interpreter. here is what he was saying about the situation on the ground. >> me and my family [inaudible] people behind. thats [inaudible] it im hiding in my house. i havent seen outside whats going on outside. >> i think there is countless interpreters that are still in afghanistan with the hasty withdrawal if we had had clear objectives, to our troop count, when we were withdrawn from afghanistan, i think it would ha...

When you say dominic raab went along with everyone in august injuly his cabinet colleagues thought the game was going to be up very quickly and mr wallace if i could finish now, mr wallace said that he worked very quickly to get interpreters out. there is a stark contrast being led by the defence secretary saying this is what we did and this was the lack of urgency from the foreign secretary. of urgency from the foreign secretary-— of urgency from the foreign secreta . ., . secretary. the “o...

Them according to a state department official didnt get out, perhaps maybe a majority of them. and here were talking specifically about afghan siv applicants, special immigrant visa applicants, those who worked as interpreters and other roles along side u.s. troops. the state department had said there were about 18,000 of them. some of them were processed in essentially what is a very long process, but that was accelerated to try to get them out as quickly as possible and now were learning accor...

Have gone over to afghanistan to take a look. the congressman we are told is headed home. there are a lot of allegations and reports about where he was, what he tried to do, what level of success he may or may not have had, but david, it gets back to this thing that there are a number of americans who cannot believe that there were americans left behind, if there were allies by the thousands, maybe tens of thousands, we were told today that the majority of the people who helped as interpreters a...

And that there was international participation in that offensive and that he had been told by ghani it was so bad it was a full scale invasion. this means biden was lying to the american people, our allies, and even congress when he said publicly multiple times that there was no expectation that the afghan government was in trouble or that there was any indication that the collapse would happen or that the taliban would take over the entire country. in other words, biden was counseling ghani to ...

Is your family scared? >> yes. right now they are. there is no light. jillian: how many others are there like mohammed who have a similar story, who are trapped right now and praying to get out? >> there are countless interpreters still in afghanistan. numerous stories like mohammeds. very unfortunate situation that mohammed was placed in. jillian: it is devastating and so heartbreaking. thank you for joining us. dennis chamberlain, thank you for joining us, keep us updated on the situation beca...

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They cannot get anywhere. because, if they go outside, they will get exposed to outside threats. still waiting to see if they can find a light resource to get out. and im working my best here as wells to-to-see if i can get them out if not the u.s. because they made a promise and they not kept it. brian: they have not kept it its embarrassed the whole country has put everyone in jeopardy. you also told me, real quick, there are assassinations going on right now, correct? >> they are going home t...

Theres been some big changes to my life when i came in 2015. i have had enough help from the british army. when we came first, they gave us a house, they supported us, in a financial way as well, and so we started a new life. its good that we are now back in the uk and safe and not being in the afghanistan and killed by the taliban. you and not being in the afghanistan and killed by the taliban.— killed by the taliban. you must be worried about _ killed by the taliban. you must be worried abou...

>> laura: steven the wall street journal is reporting that the government apparently has told agencies, get this, to expect as many as 50,000 afgans to arrive without visas, what youre talking about, through congress -- though conga lotted $500 million for the administration to provide these people some benefits, resettlement leaders say the money wont meet all those needs. >> not even close. and the lifetime cost. >> laura: what are they, per person? >> the lifetime costs are probably going to ...