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Are there to be taken as hostages and used forhe bargaining. there is some suggestion that might happen with those that are trapped there, but i think that remains to be seen. but its certainly a possibility and youve got in addition to having the taliban and control, no friends of the united states, youve also got these terrorist elements there, al qaeda and isis-k, that may turn out to be willing to grab people on the ground as well, so obviously its a worry, its part of the ticking time bomb....

Century. >> tammy: as they found out with the president with the election of donald trump that things can change on a dime here in this country. jim, you know, speaking of the nature of what were dealing with here, we had a pentagon briefing earlier. where the secretary of defense austin and the joint chiefs of staff mark milley said, you know, well, pretty much they implied that we might be willing to work with the taliban to get rid of other terrorist elements there when the haqqani guy has be...

Ton of them. >> brianna, youre right. its very sad to hear the stories of the families being separated. we talked about this before on this program. u.s. governments first and foremost priority is always to focus on citizens. we dont like this hierarchy, but it does exist. reading between the lines of what the administration is saying, theyre going to work on taking care of these green card holders. they skrust cant do it by august 31st. thats where the communication with the taliban and this ne...

Any terrorist elements who think they can operate with impunity in afghanistan. >> im curious about going forward though, sir. are americans going to just have to get used to the idea of the taliban as the legitimate government of afghanistan? and, if so, is there any way to hold them to their word and have them not return to their brutal, tyranical rule? >> well, certainly we have in the international community hold some leverage on the taliban, and their legitimacy has yet to be decided. they ...

Advantage and it will continue to be as we try to control the terrorist elements that unfortunately now are going to grow. neil: you know, speaking of those terrorist elements, general, i appreciate you are just trying to educate us on what were looking at here, i have heard explained, you know that isis k, they dont get along with the taliban at all. but i have heard others say, you know, as much as they hate each other, the thing that bonds them is that they hate us more. and that that will be...

Around the hamed karzai airport. when he made that decision, it created a vacuum. the taliban could not react quick enough to get in there and fill it so you not only have taliban throughout kabul right now, but you have a lot of terrorist elements that have come in that want to embarrass the taliban. theyre not aligned with the taliban. that includes al-quaida, includes isis-k, those elements are there. the hakani network, all of them are vying to get power in that country to do a power-sharing...

The cia, other western intelligence operatives have been in the area for a long time. afghanistan is a famously chaotic place. there are a great many people with whom one can deal, particularly if one has a platform in the region and. so i dont think that us intelligence said —— it is entirely blind, but the situation is much more difficult. it the situation is much more difficult. , w the situation is much more difficult. , w ., difficult. it struck me when i read this report _ difficult. i...

Reporters are asking him are questions that he should be answering more directly than -- than giving answers about tactical, you know, operations today and what choices they have available to him. thats what you expect to hear from millee. i think right now they are trying to put a brave face on a bad situation and keep situation, keep the military force very focused on the critical and high-risk job that they have on the ground there. >> absolutely, a stunning moment as well certainly what were...

And finding a place and fighting for n nor honor. >> and patient. final question, general. what happens if afghanistan becomes a magnet for terrorists around the globe? do we then go back? >> if we see whats happening in afghanistan going forward that looks like, to your point, a redux of 9/11. al ptaliban was in control before 9/11. they had space that allowed al guide to grow, train, prepare and launch and execute the attacks of 9/11. we have to be able to have very good eyes, good intelligenc...

Al taliban was in control before 9/11. they had uncontrolled space. ungoverned space. they had space that allowed al guide to grow, train, prepare and launch and execute the attacks of 9/11. we have to be able to have very good eyes, good intelligence as best we can now that the government in kabul is about the go away. we have to do our very best. if it looks like that various terrorist elements in afghanistan, theres an unholy trinity and they dont get along. we have to keep our eyes on that b...