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Important. what you saw there and what is happening now are drastically different scenarios. >> because they miss that opportunity to expectations, you are already seeing the white house start to shift into crisis communications mode. if you look at that statement from the president just yesterday, he talks about the fact that this was a deal that was cut by the trump administration in terms of that -- those negotiations with the taliban for u.s. troops to leave by may 1, so making very clear th...

Negotiating to try to get a car and to get out. they have fled in the face or surrendered and many, according to all the reports, many have been killed, executed as theyre surrendering. its not peaceful out in the provinces at all no matter what the taliban is saying. the taliban has also developed some very strong and savvy political arm. they have been in beijing. theyve been in tehran and received in china and saying they are working with the u.s. and the u.s. is working with china ins negoti...

Quickly the taliban would race to and enter kabul? >> reporter: the surprise factor was that the afghan military collapsed, not just the line forces, but the special forces, the best fighters that they had. that they not only surrendered without firing a shot, but just turned over their equipment, surrendered. some were reportedly executed as they were surrendering. but they just gave up completely and ran from the fight. and this is after billions and billions of dollars spent over 20 years to ...

And in a conservative afghan village, yes, they are less lawless. i think many outside the country would see their lack of respect for human rights, womens rights is ari different kind of lawlessness. you would be fair to say that at well. one of the reasons they are walking in -- you have to remember, the people who are surrendering to the taliban, the military t officers, government officials are people who are men, they will be probably given safety. women, and the lesser classes are not the ...

Provincial level but it is a demoralising trend where people were impacted by these mass surrenders. they started three months ago when the taliban got more than 200 district sensors that make centres. back then such surrenders were negotiated by elders. we also continue to see another trend whether tell about, you know, are basically surrendering, these people are surrendering to the taliban and then the taliban are dealing with them nicely, at least for the pr, and releasing them. so they have...

Health, governor greg abbott is surrendering to the pandemic, quote, republican elected leaders fear the wrath of the gop primary electorate. more than they fear thousands of residents of their states dying of covid-19. adam suer, staff writer, joins us now. 60% of americans support a vaccine mandate, roughly the same share of parents nationwide agree with masking in schools. i get your point that these governors are catering to a primary audience, but are they missing, then, the bigger picture?...

0 going in and out of the country. if that were to happen, big if. then the u.s. military, who are there, they will work to defense any u.s. americans who are there and to keep the airport open so they can get the americans out safely. also, though, its important to point out, you know, there were about 1,000, less than 1,000 u.s. troops who were already there. only about a1,000, not really full 1,000 have made their way in. that total of 5,000. they are not there yet. >> yeah. >> the current pl...

0 jaw-dropping developments. >> thank you, dan. appreciate it. we are nearing the top of the hour right here on msnbc as we continue to watch these live pictures coming from the city of kabul. a city that is right now encircled by the taliban. by some reports, the taliban have been spotted within the streets of the city. there are reports that negotiations are taking place within the presidential palace there in the capital city. its not clear if ashraf ghani who is taking part of those negotiat...

0 latest on the situation. thank you. the fall of kabul appears to be imminent is the headline. >> were sure courtney will be with us throughout the day, as well as our steam of correspondents to follow the latest. thanks for watching msnbc reports, "velshi" starts right now. im ali velshi, were departing from our normal format for the news out of afghanistan where the taliban is closing in on kabul. the biggest city in the country. it does appear to be surrounded. this map is the latest we ha...