It was the jumping off point for countless operations and missions over the last two decades. The full withdrawal is expected to be completed well before president Bidens Deadline of september 11th. Sources tell cnn that the White House is confident this is the right move, but the pace of the draw down is raising some serious questions about the national security ramifications in that country and beyond. Experts expressing concerns about the potential of a Taliban Take Over and the resurgence of terrorism in the country. Up to 1,000 u. S. Troops will remain in afghanistan to guard the u. S. Embassy In Kabul as well as the citys airport. Some 2300 u. S. Service members, men and women, died in afghanistan since the War On Terror there began in 2001. Cnns Anna Coren joins me now from kabul. This is a big moment for the country. Tell us what the country looks like right now and afghans youre speaking to, what are their Worries Today . Reporter jim, this is a deeply divided and fractured co
Didnt hear an apology. So no apology last night, he says. And certainly from what we heard today of her on the floor, none today. She spoke in the chamber and she didnt apologize. Well get to that in just a second. But first, before we go any further on her excuses and finger pointing we just want to pause for a second and just let you listen to her words and views that got her and all of us to this point. These are her words. Its her bigotry. And these are her Conspiracy Theories. Her words, her bigotry and her lies. Many americans are like blind sheep, just going through life not paying attention. There is an islamic invasion into our Government Offices right now. How do you get avid gun owners and people that support the Second Amendment to give up their guns . Maybe you accomplish that by performing a mass shooting into a crowd. You make them scared. You make them victims. And you change their mindset. The socalled plane that crashed into the pentagon. Its odd, theres never any evi
Of any honest show of contrition as a member of that party that once claimed to stand for personal responsibility. The vote was 230 to 199 to strip her of her seats on the budget and education and labor committees. 11 republicans joining the democratic majority including illinois congressman adam kinzinger, who was not impressed by what she said at a Republican Party conference last night. Kevin mccarthy would have us believe she gave some serious apology. What did you hear . Yeah, so i dont like to go into a ton of detail from conference how about some . Ill tell you this. Yeah, ill give you some. Which is i didnt hear i didnt hear an apology. So no apology last night, he says. And certainly from what we heard today of her on the floor, none today. She spoke in the chamber and she didnt apologize. Well get to that in just a second. But first, before we go any further on her excuses and finger pointing we just want to pause for a second and just let you listen to her words and views th
South africas top scientist. We start tonight looking at the International Reaction to the deaths of 27 people who died trying to cross the channel on wednesday. The uk and france have both called for Stronger International coordination to tackle human trafficking. Lets ta ke lets take you through what we know so far. At least 27 people are known to have died. Among them 17 men, seven women and three children. One of the women was pregnant. There are two survivors who are recovering in hospital. According to several charities, many of the dead appear to have been kurds from iraq and iran. Some may have been arabs and afghans, as well as other iranians. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Of Iraq tweeted | m deeply saddened by the tragic loss of 27 innocent lives in the English Channel last night. Our thoughts are with theirfamilies. This is a potent reminder of the dangers of illegal migration and the smugglers who send there have been five arrests from the french. The uk govern