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We have fox team coverage. we have the very latest from kabul, but we begin with alexandria hough in washington with more on the servicemembers allegations. alexandria? >> the servicemember reported that the assault took place last sunday and involved a small group of male evacuees. at the time, she was on the ground at ft. blisss complex, a pop-up army camp on the new mexico side of the base. it was expanded to accommodate thousands of afghan refugees. ft. bliss officials say they immediately t...

Republican lawmakers continue to press for details on the biden administrations vetting process, while volunteer rescuers say they used more personal methods to vouch for allies. >> using the near recognition symbols and very very carefully moving commandos, special ops with their families through and saying i vet this person, i vouch for this person, so what i am confident is is in the hundreds of people that we helped get through. these are some of the finest citizens and leaders this country ...

Alexandria. >> the service member reported that this incident took place last sunday the 19th and involved a small group of male. on the ground at donna anna complex pop up army camp on new mexico side of the base. expanded to it accommodate thousands of afghan refugees. fort bliss officials said they immediately took the allegation very seriously and referred it to the fbi adding in a statement, quote. the safety and well-being of our service members as well as all of those on our installations...

Coming across cleared by that process which im comfortable with. with regards to covid, the afghans coming from the middle east into our locations that we have stood up are all being tested. actually multiple times. we test them 100% upon arrival at each location. theyre getting tested at dulles as well. and en route they get tested. ill give you some numbers. we are seeing so far to date when i was at ft. mccoy only three out of more than 1,300 had tested positive. when i went to ft. bliss, the...

Task force. task force eagle at fort lee in virginia stoods up in july and has the capacity for 1,750. today task force eagle at fort lee has supported 1,647 afghan special immigrant applicants and their families. nearly laugh of whom have completed the process and moved on with the support of department of state, non-governmental operations and volunteer operations. task force bliss at fort bliss, texas has a capacity of 5,000. received first flights with vulnerable afghans on saturday, august ...

To vet all afghans being evacuated before allowing them into the united states. during recent visits to ft. lee, ft. mccoy and bliss, i saw the operation firsthand. i watched our personnel operating with kmags compassion as they help the afghans and their families who have done s much for our united states and allies through two deck audz of conflict. i talked to the afghans in each location. during a conversation i had with one afghan family, i asked if they had what they needed. if they were d...

Youll see at the task force. task force eagle at ft. lee virginia stood up in july and has capacity for 1,750. today task force eagle at ft. lee supported 1,647 afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. half of whom have completed the process and have moved on with the support of the department of state, nongovernmental, intergovernmental organizations and volunteer organizations. task force bliss at ft. bliss, texas, currently has capacity of 5,000. and received first flights...

0 kabul. and we are grateful for their commitment and dedication to the united states. i can confirm the vast majority of our staff and the immediate family members have been evacuated or are currently on the grounds of the karzai international airport. were actively working to evacuate remaining staff and we have been in direct contact with them. these employees have served the united states. they have not only worked for us, they have worked with us. they are our colleagues as you heard us say...