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Are protected and they have an opportunity to leave. as you know, we still hold a variety of significant leverage over whatever future government exists in kabul, and i have no doubt that the department of state will fully exercise that leverage. >> reporter: do you have any confidence in their ability to secure the city right now, the taliban? >> i think they will be challenged to secure the city. i do know this, just speaking purely practically as a professional, they helped us secure the airf...

Significant consequences, and the leverage we have, the economic leverage and the other forms of leverage we continue to possess, we believe, will be effective in ensuring that we can get out other people who want to come out after the 31st of august. >> is that enough for you, senator? i mean, do you trust that pressure from the white house is going to be able to hold the taliban to their word? >> its not just the pressure from the white house, but it is our allies who are standing with us as m...

State department numbers when americans go to foreign countries, they are advises to register but not required . to were dont know real number of u.s. citizens there is that assuming that state department is telling truth. at minimum, you have a number of hostages. a minimum. how do they get out? no doubt biden administration will work with the turks, qataris, allies in region, probably pleading and begging with the taliban, they are bargaining chips, they will maximize their leverage, you will ...

So there i think there is the real leverage l of the west to force i the taliban to be more inclusive in their governmentj and to respect human rights, hopefully. jeffrey, what is the appetite amongst the american public for taking in afghans who helped them and the allies? we know thatjoe biden has said they are going to have to be screened, they are going to have to be vetted. they wont necessarily, these refugees, be allowed straight into the us if thats where they want to end up. i think its...

Out. even after this deadline passes. citing unspecified leverage. what do you understand that leverage to be, clarissa? and why is there any reason to take the talibans word about this? >> reporter: well, first of all, john, you raise such an important point. i have americans reaching out to me all the time at the moment who are in afghanistan. in fact, ive been on the phone this morning with a family of four from houston, texas. i have seen pictures and videos of all of their american passport...

Afghanistan. your thoughts? >> well, i think like the general, theres a lot of conflict here. am i sad that we could not accomplish the mission that we intended, which was a democratic strong national security country that could stand on its own? yes. am i heartbroken that we lost soldiers and marines and a sailor as we tried to protect those people that wanted to get out? yes, of course. but we were failing in the mission there, and i do think the important part of his comment is the sequel now...

That have their band factions not only the white house but the administration whether this was the best course forward of course there have been in we have been reporting on this fox has been reporting on this since july when there were many people pointing out to the president that kabul could fall quite quickly and for some reason this administration did not see that as that consensus view or as a credible view now they have lived to regret that choice and what we have seen in the last few wee...

Isis-k. >> ambassador mcfaul, let me get your reaction to some of what the national security adviser jake sullivan had to say. he was making the rounds this morning. heres part of what he said about what happens after tuesdays deadline. watch. >> august 31st is not a cliff. after august 31st, we believe that we have substantial leverage to hold the taliban to its commitments to allow safe passage for american citizens, legal permanent residents, and the afghan ally whose have travel documentatio...

And that rapport. they also understand, which brings me to the second point, that if they are part of the international community and have sort of relationships with other countries and abide by international norms, that opens up the purse strings for international aid and financial support, which they desperately need. the taliban is just embarking on this journey after 20 years of being sort of a guerrilla warfare insurgency movement to governing a vast country with a sort of complex, ethnic a...

Gathering outside of the gates outside of the gates of kabul. >> and in acknowledging that, you will limit what access they have to some of the weaponry that are in ways that you cannot communicate here, and it is not the united states under risk here, but americans around the globe, and western interests at risk, because the afghans have access to thek? >> the world is watching and we have leverage including access to the global piece which is not a small leverage to the taliban who are oversee...