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Over. after almost 20 years. >> the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai international airport on august 30th, this afternoon, at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. and the last manned aircraft is now clearing the air space above afghanistan. >> reporter: nearly 20 years since the attacks of 9/11 and the killing of osama bin laden in 2011, troops staying on the ground for another decade. the general speaking of the human cost of war, the american service members lost, too. >> it was not a cheap missio...

So there i think there is the real leverage l of the west to force i the taliban to be more inclusive in their governmentj and to respect human rights, hopefully. jeffrey, what is the appetite amongst the american public for taking in afghans who helped them and the allies? we know thatjoe biden has said they are going to have to be screened, they are going to have to be vetted. they wont necessarily, these refugees, be allowed straight into the us if thats where they want to end up. i think its...

Have been on the phone all last weekend with the top dod officials, the state department and white house trying to get these last people out, trying to get the americans left behind out. the sad thing is we are leaving americans in enemy territory. and it didnt have to happen that way. if we had planned for this and not set an arbitrary date and made it missions based, we could have saved all americans, plus those interpreters that you know worked so closely with our special forces. now they hav...

I dont know. >> the taliban say yes. >> yes. >> its reasonable to assume. >> really. >> 120 kills. thats a big blast. >> i havent heard it thats. announcer: >> jen, i have a question about the interpreters and other helpers. there have been private efforts going onto try to help them get out. a lot have been turned away. paperwork issues or whatever it may of been, couldnt get to the airport. a lot from our reporting and what we hear is theyre targeted and hunted down. where does that go from he...

Partners and interpreters will be able to get out there. lastly, where are you going to put your intelligence, surveillance? it is so important because without that we cant see eyes and ears on the ground thats happening in afghanistan in terms of threats. but also russia, china and iran, we cant see them either, and that is a huge national security consequence that is not going to be positive going forward. >> congressman michael mccall of texas, thanks so much for joining us. were following ...

Caliphate but the greatest victory in their history since they began. >> martha: i mean, they seem dumbfounded themselves that kabul fell into their hands as quickly as it did. they said this is the most joyful day of our existence. thanks, lara. always good to have you here. >> thanks, martha. >> martha: as threats loom around the kabul airport for these last 24 hours and beyond, no doubt, the clock is ticking down to our full withdrawal and u.s. veterans that return to the fight to get their i...

I think isis is very low tech now. as a father with a daughter in paris in 2018 with the attack killing over 150 french people it doesnt take a lot of technology to create a lot of harm. i think sadly thats in our future. we have the violence in our future. we have to guard against it. god bless tas and the rest of them. im personally relieved the war is over. >> katie, general mckenzie said there is a lot of heartache with the departure. the americans, they say 250 americans. the numbers are ha...

Reaction and it hit people here in a way that you arent used to seeing, frankly, in the war department. in the building used to having men and women in harms way and sending them there and used to these kinds of deployments. it came near the end of a really difficult couple of weeks. active duty people who have been hearing from who have friends, people they consider their brothers they served as interpreters who worked for the military, the state department in afghanistan. they have been reachi...

0 helicopter with the state police to get him on the island and as long as there is communication, we will communicate with him to see what is going on there, the but it is hard to have no word from the island and the people on it. in lafitte, the water is very high, and from the louisiana national guard and others are there doing the search and rescue. they are having to get the boats in and out, and we are sheltering the people at the park playground, and then the state is going to coordinate ...

0 get him to the island and as long as theres communication, well be able to communicate with him and see whats going on there. but its very hard to not have any word from that island and the people on it since that time. in lafite, the water was very high. our first responders, the sheriff, firefighters, louisiana national guard, some coast guard are there doing search and rescue. theyre having to get boats in and out. we are sheltering those people at a playground and then i believe the state ...