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Appeals for calm here certainly, but i have to say one of the former members of staff of president ghani referred to this as him running away. and, most importantly, we had been expecting for weeks, even months if you listen to u.s. diplomacy some sort of transitional power-sharing agreement. more clearly that has not happened. the president has left the country. there is nothing that we are aware of at this point to shore up political factions here and prevent the taliban from simply moving in ...

Marines into kabul airport with the air cover that will doubtless come with brings a slight security blanket to parts of the capital. they will of course be near the embassy as well and that encompasses a fair bit of the capital which at this stage is still very much in government hands. i have to tell you atmosphere of panic is palpable even here in london. but over this next two to three week period as the americans try to do the very difficult task in what may well become a warzone with a lot...

Afghanistan. nick, as the united states prepares to leave that country, thousands of american troops are headed back in. theyre going to help with a really complicated and poten potentially dangerous process of evacuating american diplomats. tell us what is going on there. >> reporter: tomorrow well see 3,000 marines land in kabul. whether the u.s. had a presence for quite a long time but this is the focus of the security operation providing a bit more of a security blanket into the rest of kabu...

7 million people? many doubt that. they could possibly encircle it and there has been a lot of noise until the last two or three hours this afternoon, really, about diplomacy, about maybe the room for negotiation here. the u.s. always pushing a plan that essentially would have a cease-fire and a transitional government. pretty clear, though, that the afghan president ashrafgani wasnt keen on that plan. 3,000 u.s. troops piling into the international airport in kabul any time from now, frankly, t...

Out again and america will be faced with the decision to pull these troops out effectively by being in kabul in such extraordinary numbers. theres 600 brits going as well separately. that provides a slight security blanket around some key institutions for the next few weeks. i have to say, though, one senior official i spoke to in kabul was really taken aback and distraught at hearing this announcement. ive never heard someone sound so betrayed, how darkly theyre per sceiving what america is dog...

Americans are saying right now. let us live our lives. it is over a year now and lets get back to some normality. the problem is, theyve been telling the public they cannot do that. at first, i thought the mask and all of these measures were a security blanket. covid did break a lot of people especially mentally. a lot of people are mentally recovering from that. i thought was that measure that we should judge him by. but they do not believe in any of this nonsense because we know for fact now t...

And repeat the obamas policies of appeasement and accommodation. there is some evidence that biden is doing that with iran and russia but by and large he has adopted the policies of the trump administration, reduced the rhetoric. thats something he has done that is different but those policies are in place. the sanctions and tariffs and he is strengthening the resolve of our allies. look at the visits this week. sherman was in south korea, japan and mongolia. the secretary of state will be in in...

World that you are crazy. can people like that recover? >> no i dont think people like that can recover. youve seen people as all the mask mandates have thankfully finally come falling down, he thought there would be a great mass of people running out into the streets to have a great deal of fun and i think what you are seeing is, this has become the security blanket of many left-wingers and they need to have their mask on because it gives them an identity. its a security blanket for their life ...

Crazy. can people like that recover? >> no, i dont think people can recover. and thats the thing. youve seen people, as all of the mask mandates have thankfully finally come falling down, you thought there would be a great mass of people running out into the streets to have a great deal of fun. i think what you are seeing as this has become the security blanket of many left wingers. it gives them an identity. it is a security bucket for their life. its absolutely ridiculous and absurd. >> tucker...

Bandages on. >> it is a security blanket and i more virtuous than you are because i have my mask. i cling to it as president biden clung to his. >> to all those having mask separation anxiety perhaps they should try the prince harry, lets all do together. >> if this doesnt bring peace at least it will promote social distancing, people wont come near you, just walk down the street like this. >> that song was tragic. thank you for the analogy. we brought you the impassioned pleas from parents virg...