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Their operations. next tuesday, august 31st is supposed to be the deadline and the question is now, what will happen after that. i got information from a translator for the u.s. military for ten years and he feels that he is trapped. he was not in that immediate area, but a lot of other folks were. >> john: it is uncertain if anyone will be going through those gates in the coming days. >> sandra: joey jones, and i have quoted you so many times and it was time to bring you on because i did get to...

The question becomes what happens now? john? >> john: jennifer at the pentagon. you brought us the tragic news about the four fatalities. what is next? >> reporter: unfortunately, we can report at this time, at least ten u.s. servicemembers, marines and soldiers have been killed in the attack this morning outside of the abbey gate. what we know at this time is there were two explosions. there was a suicide bombing that struck outside the abbey gate where the u.s. military was guarding the abbey ...

He says thats the biggest mistake that has been made, abandoning bagram. you wonder if that is being considered? >> well, i certainly hope so. i think that bagram is a choice. there could be some place better. going in there is going to be expensive. it shouldnt even be a question that we would leave without all of the americans out. and i have been really frustrated with secretary blanken and saying that americans are there and we havent heard from them, so obviously, they dont want to leave. >...

3 oclock. and hes going to be the first one out of the gate and let the american people know what happens now? this is an active military situation and we are now under attack. so, what is the response from the white house? what is the response from the commander in chief? and once this news continues to sink in and it is going to take some time. but what do we do is the big military action question. >> john: i dont know how the president doesnt come out and say something. the question is, marth...

And the streets of kabul were turned into a scene of carnage and some officials were seen leaving. evacuation efforts have been held up. the question remains, what does the u.s.a. do know? we just got word from an american stranded in afghanistan and he says, i think that im trapped. >> john: does that mean anybody not inside that compound now is essentially stranded in afghanistan? >> reporter: this is the question. and you can see that the us

Last u.s. service people to die happened back in february of 2020 in afghanistan. the last two. now, in the last two hours, confirmation of ten u.s. marines and dozens injured. and the numbers are increasing on the afghan side. at least, 60 and 2 dozen wounded. the question is, who was this? was it isis-k, this nebulous group? there are some suggestions as people are looking at the taliban and you had the former u.s. security ambassador who said, he wouldnt surprised if this wasnt a shell for th...

Didnt want u.s. servicemembers threatened. well, now, you have ten u.s. servicemembers dead and the number could rise. this has happened and there has to be some action. some action that makes clear to the taliban that we are not putting up with what just happened and we are getting our people out. what that looks like and what it entails as far as forces is a really big question logistically. >> sandra: the irony of the president and the point of the withdraw for him was to have no more bloodsh...

Terrible price. president biden is delaying meetings that he was supposed to have with the new prime minister of israel. our white house correspondent is here with more. the big question that looms this afternoon is what now? >> reporter: i think that everybody is waiting to hear. we dont have an indication that we would hear from the president himself. i wouldnt rule that possibility out. so far, what we have gotten from the white house is that the president has been briefed. there has been no ...

Distaning themselves from the explosion in kabul. >> john: a number of different things and sort of where the brain trust of the taliban is operating out of. there is some former afghan officials working out of there, as well and a place where a lot of afghan evacuees have gone. and the question is, and outside of the abbey gate and all of the evacuees that went out in the early days and a lot of them didnt have documentation. do you know what the process is there on the ground to vet these peop...