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Were in office he would have, you know, rescued all of the translators and all of these interpreters and that all would be fine. it is also awful to watch the narratives saying -- secondary narratives saying the afghan refugees and interpreters arent welcome here. i have been thinking about this. it has been bothering me the entire week as we watched scenes in afghanistan unfold. like many others who have been there on the ground, who travelled in afghanistan and have gotten to know the afghan p...

Our first 27 hours that we worked on this we were able to get him to the gate i had a contact that was going to walk him and his family through. however the ana started a massive gun fight with the shut down the airport for the next 24 hours. and during that time his entire suffered massive injuries from the taliban and the ana. in and around the airport. we decided to pull back and put him some place safe until we can get the actual order we can get him through. pete: im hearing from other inte...

Whose personal story is our countrys story, desperately trying to get friends and loved oneses out of afghan. he served two tours of duty in offing aants and worked as a civilian aid worker in 2006. working to get interpreters he worked with out of the country. thanks for joining me. during your deployment you met two people who worked as interpreters prior to the taliban taking control. you were helping them with their special immigrant visa applications. unfortunately those didnt come through ...

>> yes, yes. >> thats got to be terrifying. >> it really is. even though the other day they killed two of the interpreters, and they went door to door and asked for their family members, and they tortured them. >> yeah, it is a horrible situation. i want to get your reaction onto some breaking news we are getting in right now about the situation in afghanistan. this is a reporter from the white house post. saying because of potential security threats, from the u.s. embassy in kabul, security thr...

Your family. were they able to get out of afghanistan? >> thanks for having me, good morning, and, no, they havent been able to be here yet. >> whats their situation right now on the ground? >> well, everybody is in a fearful situation, everybody is trying to hide somewhere. most people are not able to get to the airport, even though they have all the documentations. >> yeah, and i cant imagine the emotions that you and many of your family members are experiencing as you wait for word about your...

>> on fire and i couldnt breathe. and tears were coming down my eyes because everything hurt so bad. >> reporter: carter believes that the u.s. should have pulled out sooner. he was not surprised that in the last few weeks, the afghan army did not put up much of a fight against the taliban. >> being a service member who fought in the battle at post keating, the way the afghan department of defense or their forces, the way they acted is no surprise to me. there were a select few that stood and fo...

To come forward or change his tune. >> i suspect its because -- i suspect its because he is did he lewded and can still run for president in 2024. always a pleasure olivia. thank you for your insights. >> thanks for having me. next, the agony of watching the botched evacuation efforts in afghanistan, knowing there is little you can do to get your loved ones and interpreters out. ill speak to two people who are not giving up. and terror in an age of social media, how the taliban using sophistic...

What does it mean if hes not in kabul, he said it means theyre not getting out. july 17th, we had the logistical event of getting his family to kabul. thats after theyd received an updated taliban letter that says were take over your province, and if you dont turn yourselves in well kill you. thats the first step to kabul which is not safe in itself. and the trips to the airport as youve heard are significant events each and every time. >> major, you met zach in 2010. you served together in the ...

President biden has committed to evacuating afghans who have helped the u.s. military over the last 20 years, a mission thats proven challenging and potentially perilous as thousands of afghans rush to the airport amid harassment and threats from the taliban. many u.s. veterans who served alongside afghan interpreters are scrambling to help their comrades. one of them is major thomas schuman who served multiple tours in afghanistan and earned a purple heart. he spent the last five years trying t...

Work specifically with interpreters and people who have helped them while _ and people who have helped them while theyve been fighting over the last 20 _ while theyve been fighting over the last 20 years, to then realise that maybe _ last 20 years, to then realise that maybe not— last 20 years, to then realise that maybe not everyone will be able to -et maybe not everyone will be able to get out _ maybe not everyone will be able to get out. the guilt, i cant even imagine — get out. the guilt...