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Seem to account for the rapid advance of the taliban. and secondly, that a lot of the afghan interpreters and others from afghanistan who have served the u.s. military over the last 20 years, that their fates are being ignored by this. it seems as if that was an afterthought. now theyre trying to catch up and get these people out, but that is a very big issue that theyre going to have to pay very close attention to. >> yeah, we absolutely cannot leave them high and dry. they helped the united st...

Who want for the army, like interpreters or some others contractors over the last 20 years, there has been a scheme introduced in the last week which was supposed to speed up that process, new resources being sent to campbell speed that up. we have heard stories about some interpreters who had applications for asylum in the uk rejected for various reasons and that have been calls from the labour party to speed up that process. the one from the uk government this morning as they are doing that. a...

Treacherous journey they took through taliban check points where they had to use their wits in order to move in to kabul. you are a u.s. citizen. you are a u.s. veteran. what does that say if you are having problems getting your family out, what does that say about all the other afghan interpreters and support staff and their families? >> very difficult situation for them as well, too. as i have mentioned before when my parents, my siblings were coming from southeast, making their way all the wa...

But to have a solid plan in place, and certainly working with our partner nations, is always very, very important. we certainly should have been removing those that had helped us through this past 20 years from afghanistan to our program. and yet the state department and this biden administration was slow-walking that entire process. i am not the only one critical. >> martha: im sorry, i didnt mean to interrupt you, but i remember jen psaki being questioned over and over over the course of the s...

The speed with which the afghan army and military have crumbled before them as theyve made these advances across the country with what seems to be a clear intend. isolate kabul, and at least have the option of moving on it. because of that speed, the u.s. has accelerated its own plans, a partial drawdown of the embassy. a warning to u.s. citizens to get out as quickly as possible and the acceleration of the plans to remove afghan interpreters and families who helped the u.s. that process is just...

Its a sober day. you heard the president at the top of the hour. he does not believe a taliban takeover is inevitable. you have access to information, we dont, as chairman of the sensitive committee. is the president wrong? >> quite frank ly, john, im going to washington sometime next week to get more briefings done, security briefings done. i think that whats taking place right now is there are no easy answers in afghanistan, of course. i think that becomes clear, and that the president underst...

In uk after serving with british forces. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. so, british nationals are being airlifted out of afghanistan. what about the interpreters who work for them? unfortunately, the interpreters are being left behind at the moment and, as far as my knowledge is concerned, there has been absolutely no effort by the british government to also lift out those interpreters who are not only eligible but may be potentially eligible. find not only eligible but may be pot...

In securing the international airport, which is effectively the international gateway in and out of the country, especially now with the surge the taliban. they will also be there to assist in the secure withdrawal and removal of afghan interpreters who helped the u.s. as well as their families out of the country, a process thats rapidly accelerating on the part of the biden administration with the events of the taliban. and the momentum they have doesnt show signs of slowing down. >> the u.s. e...

Happening in afghanistan and watched with great interest the spokesperson, john kirby, who was speaking at the pentagon. i think it bears saying at the outset, repeating something peter doocy just brought up, senator, which as we have not heard one word on this from the individual who we believe has been behind this move 100%. of course he would become of the commander in chief, president biden. >> yes, martha. thank you so much. this is a very grim reality, not just for the united states but fo...

Adjoining states. women and girls go back to near virtual slavery, and vengeance will be reeked by taliban on those that supported it, not just interpreters, people that worked in the embassy, et cetera. going to be a very difficult few months ahead. >> according to the pentagon, john kirby didnt want to talk beyond august 31st when troop withdrawal was supposed to be complete, he was pressed on irony to send in troops to complete withdrawal of personnel and soldiers. any indication the pentagon...