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closely. americans can be assured we have excellent people, it is the leadership at highest echelon of power. >> carley: thanks, jake. today family of 13 u.s. service members killed in the catastrophic afghanistan withdrawal will come together and testify for the first time. congressman daryl issa is holding a public hearing to give the families the opportunity to share their story. issa telling fox, they are angry and want answers they haven't had. it is time to have them be heard. to date, no officials have been held responsible for the deaths of 13 service members who died at kabul airport almost two years ago. >> ashley: today is national purple heart day, medals are awarded to men or women wounded on the battlefield or made the
a second email, sent between foreign office officials in the afternoon of the same day, repeats the point. this is important because when asked back in december whether he did intervene, borisjohnson said this. the select committee heard from an official who said the response to the situation was chaotic, and suggested that you yourself intervene to try and get the nowzad animals out and they got priority over some afghan people. did you intervene in that way?— intervene in that way? that's complete _ intervene in that way? that's complete nonsense. - intervene in that way? that's complete nonsense. the i intervene in that way? that's. complete nonsense. the story intervene in that way? that's i complete nonsense. the story dates back to august. kabul in the final stages of its takeover of afghanistan. that led to chaotic scenes like these at kabul airport. thousands tried to flee afghanistan as the taliban advanced. pen farthing was also trying to get out. he's the founder of the charity nowzad, which ran an animal
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i am the guy that pulled the baby over the wall. it is definitely probably one of the greatest things i have ever done in my entire life. i just want to thank all the support from all y'all. it just really means a lot. i'm glad to be home now today. thank you. >> now, there may be other instances of u.s. troops lifting babies over the wall at kabul airport. of course that was a very chaotic final few days in afghanistan. again, the marine corps. says, sorry, that simply is not him. they put out a statement. they say the marine identified in that particular image was not lance corporal clark, the 2024 marine expedition ear movement. they will determine if any d.o.d. policies were violated. and the official d.o.d., department of defense policy is
pretty pleased with yourself. a string of successes, it is odd because on the way over he said the relationship with washington is better than it has been in decades and that on the back of all the fairly vitriolic things said in the house of commons about the withdrawal from afghanistan, what a difference a couple of weeks makes yes, and he has gone out of his way here to mention the sacrifice of us troops, at kabul airport, as well, so he�*s notjust sort of glossed over that, so he�*s notjust sort of glossed overthat, he so he�*s notjust sort of glossed over that, he has positively reached out on afghanistan as well, and you will have heard the things that were said in the house of commons a few weeks ago, they were vitriolic about american behaviour, i think that is something he is prepared to give a bit on. i think it is worth bearing in mind, the one thing that british prime ministers have known really since the second world war, is that this relationship with washington is the cornerstone of the national interest and at times it is going to
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view with the law and the facts. >> bret: spokesman for texas governor greg abbott says he is confident the courts will uphold the law. a commercial airliner with dozens of foreigners, including americans, left the kabul airport this morning. it is the first large scale evacuation flight since the u.s. completed its withdrawal from afghanistan late last month. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot starts us off from london. a warning here it does contain images you may find disturbing. good evening, bret. >> the latest figures we are getting 11 people were on board that flight. u.s. citizens, u.s. permanent residents, other western passport holders, released and concerned all around. >> they are flying in at kabul airport the first international passenger flight since the exit of u.s. troops with americans and others on board. the taliban sound proud. >> god willing, this airport will be ready for normal flights
this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths. he also stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn
a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time.
advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see