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At last check we were told in the realm of 300 american citizens that wanted to evacuate were there and working with officials here in the u.s. to try to do that. when the u.s., though, is gone, were told these evacuations will continue. and especially including those afghan allies who may remain in the thousands. we dont know exactly how many are there. but the presidents national security adviser says the u.s. does have leverage over the taliban to make sure that they hold up their commitment ...

Leverage when we work in coordination with our allies and partners. over the last two weeks, we have had a series of intensive diplomatic engagements with allies and partners to plan and coordinate the way ahead in afghanistan. i have met with the foreign ministers of nato and g-7. i have spoken one-on-one with dozens of my counterparts of the last week president biden met with the leaders of the g-7 countries and deputy secretary of state wendy sherman has been convenes a group of 20 allies and...

Should trust what the taliban said. >> no, im not saying that we have very significant leverage to incentivize the taliban to make good. ♪ >> all right. straight to a fox news alert. now, the u.s. intercepting five rockets fired at kabul airport as officials warn our final days inside afghanistan can be the most dangerous. ainsley: meanwhile, ida, now a tropical storm now making landfall as a category 4 hurricane, more than 1 million people are now without power in louisiana and in mississippi...

Going past august 31st. we have very significant leverage to incentivize the taliban to make good on its commitments. >> and if they do not, we can bring to barren nor muse pressure on the -- bear enormous pressure on the taliban with a swift and forceful response. >> reporter: the u.n. security council is considering a proposal for a safe zone the city for those left behind. jillian: ashley, thank you. todd: the taliban takeover in afghanistan sparking new fears that terror threats could soon b...

Not be impeded by the taliban or anyone else. and seven, we will continue our broad international diplomacy across all these issues and many others. we believe we can accomplish far more and exert far greater leverage when we work coordinated as partners. 0ver work coordinated as partners. over the last weeks weve had a series of intensive diplomatic engagements with allies and partners to plan and co—ordinate the way ahead in afghanistan. i met with the foreign ministers of nato and the g-7, ...

Aspirations of the afghan people. sixth, we will continue our humanitarian assistance to the people of afghanistan. the conflict has taken a terrible toll on the afghan people. millions are eternally displaced. millions are facing hunger, even starvation. the covid-19 pandemic has also hit afghanistan hard. the united states will continue to support humanitarian aid to the afghan people. consistent with our sanctions on the taliban, the aid will not flow through the government but independent or...

And women serving more people gathering outside of the gates in kabul and whether these individuals can attack the united states. >> reporter: you are going to try to limit what access they do have of some of the weaponry in ways that you cant here. but the end of the day, are americans around the globe, western interests, now more at risk because the taliban has new access to all this weaponry? >> secretary psaki: again, peter, i would say that the world will be watching. we have an enormous am...

Eyes. he and the first lady along with the secretary of defense, state, and joint chiefs gathered with families at the dover airport base for hours. a somber dignified transfer, a weight born by presidents before him. the white house on alert for the high likelihood of more attacks still to come and preparing for new realities after the august 31st deadline. >> in terms of have an on-the-ground diplomatic presence, thats not likely to happen. >> reporter: the taliban giving assurances theyll be ...

Administration, no? >> their diplomatic power means squat. to another point they have been making on that system front, we have leverage of billions of dollars held in banks. that is no leverage whatsoever for a group that came to power without one of those dollars, why our intelligence community is putting such an emphasis on that? it is simply a talking point for them that does not add up to get anyone out at the moment the last service member leaves ground in afghanistan. you look at, that an...

Remain in touch with american citizens, as i noted at the top to darlenes question. and we are continuing to work to evacuate american citizens. our message would be that our commitment is enduring and our commitment does not waive or come even as we bring our men and women from the military home. let me just outline for you a couple of the steps that are ongoing that i expect we will give you updates on as details are finalized. first, on the diplomatic front, the secretary of state is going to...