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>> pretty much. i mean first is our duty of care for those people who worked for the united states or worked for journalistic organizations. theyve made use of many afghan interpreters and fixers and others. somebody has got to make sure they get out. and what happened was that only 2,000 had really been removed from afghanistan out of a population thats probably ten times that by the time kabul fell. so theyre behind the eight ball on that. the big question about why an embassy of 4,000, includ...

Now been canceled. the civilian side of the airport has now been closed. and a little bit earlier, rosemary, i was sent video from afghan interpreters who have been pushed outside the airport. theyre now on the perimeter. and you can see the taliban there. theyre driving around in armored vehicles, and then in the distance there is gunfire. we dont know who is firing. we dont know if its the taliban. we dont know if its the u.s. soldiers inside the airport because as you say its u.s. troops who ...

Example that are now trying to get out of that country. so certainly a rapidly unfolding situation and the president expected to address the nation in the coming days. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. and cnns anna coren has reported extensively from afghanistan including on a recent trip there, she joins me now from hong kong with the latest on the taliban takeover. so what is happening at the airport right now in the midst of very chaotic evacuation process and of course on the streets ...

Afghanistan, raising it to 5,000, to secure the evacuation of the u.s. embassy. which has now begun. the embassy staff have been instructed to shred sensitive documents. and destroy computers. the airport is the only safe way in and out of afghanistan. >> thats one of the reasons why we move these forces -- were moving these forces into kabul to assist with this particular mission because we know time is a precious commodity here. united states interpreters or other jobs have been evacuated to t...

And that is what we are committed to doing stop at the foreign secretary, dominic wrapped speaking in the last few minutes. lets get mark on that from our political correspondence, ione wales. much of the questioning —— summarising the key issues facing the government. -- summarising the key issues facing the government.— the government. lets get us start and those who — the government. lets get us start and those who have _ the government. lets get us start and those who have helped - t...

Politically, economically, socially, and we certainly do understand and we do feel the pain that youre feeling probably not to the same extent. were focused right now on making sure that we do the best we can for those afghans who helped us and to sullys point where she was talking to gary, you can go back to the spring and hear the secretary himself talk about interpreters and translators and the sacred obligation that we know that we have to them. and so in this moment on this day, now that th...

Potentially to come here. that includes british nationals, diplomatic staff, charity workers, people like interpreters who may be able to relocate if they are eligible under the governments relocation scheme, and that also includes people who are now part of the afghan special forces. the special forces were trained by the british and by the americans, that means they will be high on the target list for the taliban. the defence secretary ben wallace this morning put a two week timeline on gettin...

Believed in a better afghanistan we were here with them to go good and stand side by side, its -- were hearing right now from so many allies who are trapped and dont have a way out of afghanistan. they spent years in an endless bureaucratic process with special immigrant visas, siv visas offered to interpreters and even just these last few weeks as the p 2 visas opened up, this is just confusconfuse, challenging, heartbreaking democracy so many have been stuck in and wrongfully denied and there ...

There safely. >> the united states is not in the position now and will not be in a position going forward to provide security throughout the city of kabul and throughout the nation of afghanistan. we are focused on the airport. >> reporter: the u.s. has the capacity to move 5,000 people a day out of the country. but with the chaos at the airport, its not clear when the u.s. will be able to start moving that many people out of the crumbling country. now, when asked at the state department briefin...

Will be hit. retirement funds wont be worth much in a couple of years if this keeps up. >> bill: moderate democrats in the household the line? >> it may be the house that holds the line. >> bill: dana, whats up next. >> dana: united nations is holding an emergency on the situation in afghanistan as the u.s. suspends all flight out of the country. what it means for interpreters and others waiting to be evacuated? thousands of americans gave their lives in afghanistan. a gold star widow next whose...