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Public execution, a judicial system what that implements punishments like public stoning, cutting off limbs of people accused of stealing. really taking the country back decades. and thats the major concern, that these individuals who helped the american troops and forces over the past 20 years will be the first to face the brutality of this organization, the taliban. arthel: i have one more question for you if you dont mind. that is already reports that china is ready to swoop in and acknowledg...

Interpreters, translators, people who helped american forces and afghan security forces over the past 20 years. according to reports, only a fraction of the people who have applied for these visas have been processed and ultimately air-lifted out of the country and the biden administration doing everything they can right now to make an already extremely difficult and hard situation easier but as it stands now, there is really no practical way the united states is going to be able to assure prote...

Soldiers to get them out. we reduced our forces in a minutely, and the taliban didnt announce on capitals. >> trey yingst live in the middle east with the latest on whats happening in kabul. hi, trey. >> reporter: good afternoon. we know the biden administration has authorized an additional 1,000 u.s. troops to head to kabul and assist with this evacuation not only of u.s. personnel, but also u.s. allies. there are major concerns that the interpreters and the transa laters, those to who help -- ...

World, where he was discussing the situation, the security situation in afghanistan as well as this effort to evacuate u.s. diplomatic personnel as well as those afghan interpreters who helped the united states and have been applying for those special immigrant visas. but, jim, theres no question here that this administration and this president were caught off guard by the speed and the breadth of this taliban advance towards kabul, which just a few days ago u.s. intelligence estimated that it w...

To the two former lieutenants who started a gofundme to try to rescue two interpreters and their families. right now i want to take a moment, if youll indulge me, to talk to them, talk to those who sacrificed over there, whether losing a friend or a loved one or a limb or the ability to sleep soundly at night or whatever. i have worn this bracelet for years now. it has the name of the eight men killed in combat october 2nd, 2009, kevin thompson, josh kirk, michael scuza, chris griffin, josh hart...

The biden administration is working to get them out, but that takes time. its a complicated process. and though some have made it out, thousands still remain. i want to bring in adrian and mohammed. adrian served as a marine and mohammed was an interpreter with his platoon who received a visa to come to the united states in 2014. thank you both for sharing part of your weekend with us. before we talk about your relationship and what its like for interpreters, i want to get your reaction to the b...

Passage for americans and others out of afghanistan? >> no. we havent asked the taliban for anything. weve told the taliban that if they interfere with our personnel, with our operations, as were proceeding with this drawdown, there will be a swift and decisive response. thats what weve told them. >> how many americans are left in kabul do you think, and how long will it take to get them out? can you promise that all americans will get out safely? >> that is job number one. that is our number on...

Has left the country. he issued a statement he had a difficult decision to make and chose to avoid bloodshed. now, afghan civilians are trying to get out however they can. this video posted on social media appears to show a crush of people at the international airport in kabul. all day, people have been being shuttled to the airport. the embassy told people not to come to kabul airport and instead shelter in place. meanwhile, president biden and vice president harris met where their national sec...

And any of their forces that came within 50 miles of the city would be destroyed then leave. what is your response to now the u.s. curtailing flights for afghan allies so that u.s. citizens can get out of afghanistan, its at this point right now? >> well, let me be just as clear eyed as i can be. it was a stain. it is a stain on our nations integrity and honor a few months ago, we were not meeting our obligation to the men and women, our afghan allies that served alongside us as interpreters and...

Arthel: were back now with breaking news. in afghanistan, the u.s. embassy now telling americans to shelter in place. trey yingst is live in jerusalem with the very latest. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: arthel, this is breaking right now. the u.s. embassy, whats left of it, in afghanistan is calling on americans to shelter in place immediately, not to go the to the embassy or to the airport. according to reports, the embassy staff including the acting ambassador and his team are curren...