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For those who want to leave. the taliban made public commit mebts, broadcast on television and raid yoe across afghanistan. on safe passage of anyone that wants to leave including those working alongside americans. we dont take them by their word alone. but by their actions. and we have leverage to make sure the commitmentes are met. let me be clear. leaving august 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline. it was designed to save american lives. awe former president signed an agreement with the ...

As a potential intermediate and that will be one of the main lines of effort and the other will be the economic one and that is something that the taliban are going to need if they want to form a government and run afghanistan, it will be funding from the international community. so those are the two main levers that the u.s. has and leverage that the u.s. may have over the taliban is economic. there is a lot of talk and there are a lot of questions about whether there will be a u.s. military co...

Have to make this happen by pressuring the taliban with the finances and trying to get pakistan and iran to keep their borders open, pakistan primarily, we dont have much leverage with iran. there was a meeting with the five countries minus china surrounding afghanistan, and they have not said they made a commitment to keep those borders open. in the past pakistan has, but those overland roots are controlled by the taliban. are they going to let people through? they know who the point of impact ...

Leverage comes from victory or defeat on the ground, on the battlefield. >> tammy: thats right. >> now, pause we have surrendered, they will have the leverage of hundreds of americans held hostage going forward. >> tammy: its extraordinary. congressman, gallagher, great job. you are not just talking on television. you actually get some work done and move things in that fashion and we appreciate that. thank you sir very much. also here tonight joining me elliott a former marine captain who served...

0 you dont have to take care of all of kabul to get a bigger perimeter. that should have been another option. thanks, general. we know youll be part of the continuing coverage as we move forward. the president said it was time to end this war. that is the story. stay tuned for continuing coverage here on fox of the end of the war in afghanistan. >> neil: all right. martha just said it. i was not going to extend this forever war. the president of the united states explaining why after 20 years we...

Allowed to leave but at the same time, obviously, the notion of an area in kabul that is outside of taliban control is kind of unworkable. most importantly here is clearly a heightened threat environment for those remaining troops on hamid karzai international airport. its unclear who is behind the recent blasts. initial reports suggests eisis- but its a fast-evolving situation. >> yeah. looking at live pictures the airport and not seeing much movement there. lets talk about what happens next. t...

>> there are reports already though of exactly the kind of attacks youre saying the u.s. should be warning against and preventing. stories of for instance a well-known comedian and entertainer kidnapped and killed. ive heard from afghans who worked for the u.s. government or military in some ways about the taliban coming to their house every day looking for them. so my question is, does the u.s. have real leverage with the taliban? do they actually listen to those kind of demands? >> i mean, the...

A weight borne by wartime presidents before him. in afghanistan, the harried evacuation continues. preparing for new realities after the august 31st deadline. >> in terms of having an on-the-ground diplomatic presence on september 1st, thats likely not going to happen. >> reporter: people with authorization can still leave the country freely. >> august 31st is not a cliff. after august 31st, we believe we have substantial leverage to hold the taliban to its commitment. >> reporter: and the defen...

Early to write that chapter of history yet. you know, a year is a long time these days and memories are very short. so lets see how this plays out. but right now, as history is unfolding hour by hour it is not a good story. it is a terrible, terrible tragedy that is unfolding. justin, marc mentioned the fact that the country is broke. they are going to need some money. that is the leverage potentially for the west to deal with the taliban. but as people are trying to get out, we need to get huma...

Afghans realistically out of the country that is this realistic the idea that we have enormous leverage over the taliban quick. >> you think it is ludicrous and we have a taste what they think it is a mr. sullivan talks about the financial advantage the economic advantage to bribe these people to do the right thing i noticed the president was very emphatic about taking action against isis-k to kill 13 americans on thursday but remember it is the taliban who is responsible for the deaths of most ...