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Their family members as well. the taliban generally know who they are. they are tracking them down and there have been a lot of assassinations. hundreds have been killed in recent years. theyre in a desperate situation. >> dana: pearl jam is teaming up with former afghan interpreter to get more interpreters out of that country and they join me now. thank you so much for being here today and tell me how did you get involved in this organization in the first place? >> i just recently learned about...

Than 18,000 interpreters and translators who worked alongside u.s. troops, u.s. diplomats. u.s. congressmen seth molten told me, yesterday, this about any plan for evacuating them to the united states. have you seen a plan, congressman, that makes you confident? >> no, ive not seen a plan, yet. nobody, to my knowledge, an capitol hill, has seen a detailed plan. we need a plan that explains, exactly, where these men and women, these heroes, are gonna go. how were going to get them to the airport....

Awhile to find out more about that. i didnt ask you about inflation. i want to point this out. how concerned are you about inflation? 83% of americans are concerned about it. so that is also on the radar and were running out of time. i need to have a podcast with you guys so i can have more both.to unders thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> you, too. >> trace: they do deserve an hour. a win for the woke crowd at the university of north carolina as the author of the controversial 1619 project...

The time is out. 30 day suspension from the time of the failed test could still leave her clear to run in the olympics next month but really its a math thing because you have 30 days and if the track and field events are pushed to the end of the olympics there is a chance. if not, it gets very -- >> dana: i hope she has a chance. i understand the rules. im a rule follower myself but i think she said im only human and remember when she won that race nobody knew her biological mother died the week...

And a victory for the taliban, and he is very concerned about the future. i want to read to you something that he wrote me. he said, i have a bad feeling that we will witness atrocities in the months to come and that we are far from done fighting al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan. whether its weeks, months, or years from now. certainly a very sobering assessment from somebody who has served multiple tours in this country, where we know so much blood and treasure has been lost, alisyn. >> a...

It ever since and happy to be here and support this. >> dana: the organization is called no one left behind. tell me what you are hearing from some of your friends in afghanistan now as they are extremely concerned about being targeted by the taliban. >> good morning, thank you for having me first of all. before coming to the question, we are their voices. this is not only my voice but this is the voice of all those interpreters awaiting vees yas. most of them dont have access to internet and th...

Frightening. so i urge everybody to please reach out to their congressmen and senators and put some pressure on the biden administration to get this done. >> dana: may i just ask you also do you feel that the americans would be breaking a promise to these interpreters who helped us? >> i hope not. i am looking forward to president bidens administration to expedite the process and keep their promise. we promised them and it is our time to keep the promises. >> dana: how do you plan to celebrate t...

But one thing is not up for serious debate is whether america should keep its promises to the people who helped u.s. service members there at great risk to themselves. the question whether or not afghans who helped us there are left to be abandoned and massacred by the taliban when u.s. troops depart. when u.s. troops leave the country, afghan interpreters and drivers and clerks and security guards and lots of other people who have worked for and helped the u.s. military in afghanistan all these...

Deta details and timing, were not going to do that because of the sensitivity of the information. >> you tweeted we must get this right as a nation. >> yes. >> david, what, as someone who has advised presidents before, how would you advise president biden and his team on this. >> light fuses to get things in motion. we only have two to three weeks it appears before the taliban will be in -- be in a place where it could begin slaughtering the interpreters who helped us throughout the war and save...

Working with the taliban? the whole countries _ working with the taliban? tie: whole countries of working with the taliban? tue: whole countries of the region, including pakistan, we have engagements, we talk. and there is a new situation, there will be a new situation in the region and there were countries which were not happy with the presence of the international troops in afghanistan. meanwhile, they dont want the return to the taliban era. thats also a reality, so im talking about different...