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Taxpayer-funded equipment, we have no basis in the region and we have no local allies because theyve all been hunted down. i want to see resignations. they all presided over the reckless withdrawal from iraq that read to the rise of the isis caliphate but heres the thing, i am not going to wait for another 9/11 or pulse nightclub. we remember charlie wilsons war. we need to take a page out of his playbook, had to force biden to take care of our interpreters, we need to force him to support pocke...

Still in there. the iranians will try to get in, i assume, and shore up the shiite hazares but our rule has gone except get out the nato and u.s. civilians and to the best ability we can, get the cia commando force, the interpreters and others out, but that will have to be with the tolerance of the taliban. >> helene, i want to read you something from one of the few americans who sort of stands in the middle of the deep divisions in this country, he tweeted this "president biden bodily botched t...

His organisation campaigns on behalf of interpreters. thank you for joining us. i guess the best place to begin is with an update on the numbers because everyone is thinking about how many afghan interpreters have already been brought to the uk. how many are still in afghanistan with theirfamilies how many are still in afghanistan with their families desperate to get out? b. with their families desperate to get out? �* , . , , out? a very large number, is the honest answer. _ out? a very large...

Leave in any way they can. their desperation evident in these scenes at kabul airport. the us says it has now secured the airport in order to evacuate americans and other foreigners. thats little comfort for those who want to escape but cant. this evacuation flight took off with a 640 afghan refugees on board. charities in the uk have urged the government to help refugees fleeing the taliban to settle in britain. ministers say that more than 3000 afghan interpreters and their families who worked...

Afghans who helped servicemembers in afghanistan are still in afghanistan waiting to be evacuated. what happens if they dont get out? >> thats true. the u.s. made too many promises. we are actually really sad because what was the reason of the united states to use that much money? their own soldiers died. and what was the need for that? if they were thinking the taliban were going to come back -- so questions about the interpreters and the people who work with the u.s. military like in afghanist...

All those who have worked with the united states and allied forces, whether as interpreters, or any other field, that they have worked with them. as for their talents and their skills, we do not want them to leave the country, we want them to serve our homeland. >> reporter: and we met the foot soldiers now taking over security in the city. >> now afghanistan will be a safe place for you people, because we are saving the security. we dont give other people the permission to disturb the security ...

Months ago leaving it so undefended and empty i was able to bike down the runway. the warning signs were there. and this weekend, kabul was taken without resistance, and the afghan president fled. still in the country are tens of thousands of afghan interpreters marked for death by the taliban who were taking their males in the presidential palace, settling in, celebrating their victory. as we drove through kabul, its clear the talibans hard line rule is creeping back. this was a popular beauty ...

He has donated $100,000 to the group called now im left behind. they help evacuate and assist interpreters who supported our military in afghanistan, and they receive no government funding and the health now. visit n1leftbehind.org. tell us about it. >> john: going to west point, going to iraq, coming back home safely, i decided to run for office because i wanted to serve my state in the same manner, but i want to speak to all veterans out there listening. what he has seen over the past few days...

See these interpreters put their lives on the line, thats -- and if you check out your background checks out, you and your family should stay. those are the type of americans we need, first generations that want to be here. bret baier is reporting this at this hour from a former senior defense official in contact with commanders on the field in cab bull they have a ring outside of the airport and wont let anyone inside. the 82nd airborne is securing the airport. the big issue here is that no peo...

Fleeing afghanistan. >> it was the discussion about the fate of the afghans left behind after a 20 year investment. >> how many afghans can they get out? >> there is 86,000 people left behind in afghanistan alone. >> weve been covering the idea of afghan allies, interpreters and others trying to get out of the country. >> moms and dads with little kids, some at the airport and every one of them should be gotten a bias. laura: do you think the american people want 80,000 folks from afghanistan th...