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Place. of course with the movement of the taliban and the occupation of vast swathes of the country and the communication routes and indeed some of the border crossings, there is fierce inside afghanistan amongst people here who work on behalf of those people that there will be a lot of difficulty in families and the people who worked for those organisations, us organisations, getting out of the country in the first place. getting out of the country in the first place-— getting out of the coun...

And they have reassembled and are getting stronger by the day. we are planning to implement our security plan in six months and take back control and return to normality. the us has said it would take in hundreds of afghan interpreters and their families whose links with us military forces may put them at risk. since 2008, some 70,000 afghans have moved to the us under a special immigrant visa awarded for their service. but some 20,000 are still seeking a way out. earlier, the us had announced d...

Over the course of the investigation, police decided that this was a murder investigation, having arrested, as you said, a 39—year—old man, a 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy. of the day, while people have paid tribute, investigations have continued all around us. divers in the river, forensic teams have extended the crime scene up the river bank and about 100 metres away from here at a property nearby, we have seen forensic teams again in white suits going in and out of the h...

Since the us has said it would take in hundreds of afghan interpreters and their families whose links with us military forces may put them at risk. since 2008, some 70,000 afghans have moved to the us under a special immigrant visa awarded for their service. but some 20,000 are still seeking a way out. the special immigrant visa programme is defined carefully by statute and we know that there are afghans who do not qualify, but who helped us and deserve our help.— do not qualify, but who helpe...

Fear for their own safety. the list is now including thousands of afghan interpreter and including those working for u.s. contract programs, and u.s. media, and governmental programs and it extends to the spouses and children, and a few hundred afghan interpreters and families are already here, and they arrived at fort lee in early afghanistan. the fear is real with the taliban targeting major cities and exacting revenge on the suspected enemies. we bring in courtney cubii and host of the nightl...

Any action as such will have great consequences for afghans. the southern pull—out has created confusion and today we are dealing with those consequences and it is our responsibility not to deal with the dangers. i our responsibility not to deal with the dangers-— the dangers. i like to point out that we have _ the dangers. i like to point out that we have a _ the dangers. i like to point out that we have a very _ the dangers. i like to point out that we have a very clear - the dangers. i li...

Concerned? we heard the report that families have been affected specifically a child who has been in a car with someone. this is a real concern. they have reason to worry. i want to ask you about a program for refugees the state department just introduced for afghan interpreters. tens of thousands of them and family members who are trying to escape taliban threat. >> yeah. so, what the state department is doing is recognizing as there are more afghans who want to apply to be refugees in the u.s....

Appreciate your time. this morning, some other developing news with the taliban advancing quickly. the united states is announcing plans to ramp up efforts to get afghans out who are at risk of violence there. the biden administration is expanding the number of people who can apply for ref ju status in the u.s., joining the thousands of interpreters who have already been permitted or seeking permission to enter the country. we see the buses, interpreters, 200 arrived in the last week. courtney...

Everybody gets vaccinated. >> yeah, the vaccines work, and masks work, too. and thank you, dr. patel and dr. ashby. and thank you for everything that you are doing to keep us all safe. we appreciate it. breaking news from the state department, the u.s. government is going to expand the program to expand the refugee program for interpreters. and that as the taliban is taking more territory. and now, kevin mccarthy says it is hard not to hit speaker nancy pelosi with the gavel if he becomes th...

Lose it, and how do they get to kabul? there are thousands of interpreters in that one city alone. >> as you mentioned embedded with the afghan security forces and you know more than most how much worse the situation on the ground could become as the taliban continues to advance. what is your biggest fear right now? >> my biggest fear is this. they already control the roads that connect the cities between one another. they are already posting on the social media, if you follow #afghan collapse o...