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Ability to get the american citizens out. thats the assessment that we made. >> after that terror attack, you were clear that you werent going to let the terrorists dictate the timeline. >> and we didnt. weve evacuated tens of thousands of people since then. >> i guess can you -- was it a mistake for the president to promise that we would remain until until left the country? >> we are going to get every american citizen out. that has not changed. >> you mentioned the leverage that we might have....

How theyre actually conducting themselves on the ground in afghanistan for that theguardian talking earlier about women finding themselves losing theirjobs, we have cases of coffins being raped it with western flags and celebratory funerals happening. —— draped. its clearly the taliban at the street and they are the evidence is suggesting too far they cant be taken too strongly at their word. will have to see how it develops. ii will have to see how it develops. if they dont stick to their c...

Routes allowing for further continued to project those who want to leave _ continued to project those who want to leave and deliver humanitarian assistance — to leave and deliver humanitarian assistance to people of afghanistan. the taliban has made commitments, broadcast _ the taliban has made commitments, broadcast on television and radio across— broadcast on television and radio across afghanistan. safe passage for anyone _ across afghanistan. safe passage for anyone wanting to leave, inc...

Closed, it is not going to be open awhile, there are other airports, dont know if people can get there, what are the over the land routes, what are the taliban doing. youve been in touch with women and other afghans, some that dont qualify for the list of the siv list but are clearly targeted for past roles in the last 20 years. >> reporter: by some estimates, we talked about this so much the past several days, 1% of afghanistans population is in some way over the last 20 years or trillion or so...

>> it is not impossible to imagine. again, andrea, we have some leverage over the taliban. could you imagine theres a kind of look the other way situation where we are able to slip in, perhaps some prearranged meeting point, we get people on helicopters in the middle of the night. i dont know the tactical details of what the limitations are, but seems plausible but very difficult. again, on this question of the taliban, are they going to become more pragmatic. it is in their interest to do so be...

That is being held there. so thats one of the questions here. the theres also sanctions that are in place on a number of leaders that presents them from doing business in various parts of the world. thats what jake sullivan was referring to. >> to get back to this issue of leverage. i understand the u.s. plans to use that leverage for fake passage. what does the u.s. also want to see from the taliban that they would use that leverage to get? you mentioned human rights or womens rights. will the ...

>> reporter: it did, david. at this point, the kabul airport has not even fully reopened and the u.s. is suggesting evacuees try overland routes, but the president said they have leverage over the taliban through economic pressure and the talibans desire to be recognized. david? >> yeah, but that is a big test moving forward. martha raddatz leading us off. as i mentioned off the top tonight, the taliban moving in quickly at the kabul airport. the president spoke of the human cost today. the nu...

Safely as possible. >> dana: yet the taliban are now in full control of that airport. the group marching triumphantly across the tarmac hours after the last plane took off. republicans calling it a shameful display of american weakness. >> he promised the taliban would be out august 31st. promised the americans in afghanistan to get them out. he broke his promise to americans. >> we have no leverage or ability to get people out now. worse than that, we have no ability to deny activities a safe h...

Least _ taliban, they will say they can at least eyes — taliban, they will say they can at least eyes and they dont, its hard to do— least eyes and they dont, its hard to do business in this kind of environment. i think there is leverage _ environment. i think there is leverage that uk can use. do you think a lot _ leverage that uk can use. do you think a lot of _ leverage that uk can use. do you think a lot of this _ leverage that uk can use. do you think a lot of this is _ leverage that uk...

Once they prove that they are living up to those commitments, commitments they have made not only to the u.s. but to 100 other countries that have demanded this and the u.n. security council with, importantly, russia and china both abstaining, the rest of the security council, as well as the g7 says today that they have to live up to this commitment, to let there be freedom of movement, no reprssion of women and girls. freedom to move to the borders, including those in the u.s. with targets on t...